Great Smokey Mountain National Park Gatlinburg
Posted on 05/22/2021 in misc • Tagged with Travel, GSMNP, Camping, Hiking, Tennessee
Great Smokey Mountain National Park - Townsend
Posted on 05/16/2021 in misc • Tagged with Travel, GSMNP, Camping, Hiking, Tennessee
Camping at Holliday Lake State Park
Posted on 11/13/2020 in misc • Tagged with Camping, Virginia, Hiking, Travel
Otter Peaks and Creeks
Posted on 10/18/2020 in misc • Tagged with Camping, Hiking, Virginia, Travel
Blue Ridge Parkway Days 5-6
Posted on 09/17/2020 in misc • Tagged with Camping, Hiking, Travel, Blue_Ridge_Pkwy, North_Carolina
Trip: 7
Total Nights: 19
On Friday morning we backtracked from Stone Mountain State Park to the Blue Ridge Parkway and continued our journey south at milepost 229. It was foggy and cloudy and the forecast was calling for rain, but we mostly stayed dry. You are starting to stay …
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Blue Ridge Parkway Days 3-4
Posted on 09/15/2020 in misc • Tagged with Camping, Hiking, Travel, Blue_Ridge_Pkwy, Virginia, North_Carolina
Trip: 7
Total Nights: 17
We got up early on day 3 and packed up to move on down the road, but not without some excitement. We had a sewage hookup at the site but for reasons unknown my gray water tank would not drain out the hose. It would …
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Blue Ridge Parkway Days 1-2
Posted on 09/14/2020 in misc • Tagged with Camping, Virginia, Hiking, Blue_Ridge_Pkwy, Travel
Trip: 7
Total Nights: 15
We started our week long adventure on Labor Day. While everybody else was headed home to go back to work, we were headed west to the Virginia mountains. We entered the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 0 near Waynesboro VA. The plan for day 1 …
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Ascape 4 - Shenandoah KOA
Posted on 08/02/2020 in misc • Tagged with Camping, Virginia, Hiking, Travel
Trip: 4
Total Nights: 9
We took the Ascape out for the 4th time this weekend, this time a father-son trip to go hiking. On the drive up there must have been traffic on the Interstate as Google routed us on US Hwy 33 all the way from Richmond to …
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Ascape 3 - Teddy's First Camping Trip
Posted on 07/20/2020 in misc • Tagged with Camping, Travel, Virginia, Hiking
Trip: 3
Total Nights: 7
Our third trip in the Ascape was a weekend camping trip to Fairy Stone State Park. 30 minutes before we left I looked at Michelle and said, “Let’s take Teddy.” Teddy is our Jackshund (Jack Russell / Dachshund) who at the moment I said that …
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Ascape 2 - Lexington VA Camping 2020
Posted on 07/06/2020 in misc • Tagged with Camping, Hiking, Virginia
Trip: 2
Total nights: 5
This was our 2nd trip in the camper. This time it was me and my son. We spent 3 nights at the KOA Natural Bridge / Lexington.
This particular KOA is not my favorite campground. The campground staff is not taking the threat from the Covid-19 …
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I'm thinking about campers again
Posted on 05/17/2020 in misc • Tagged with Coronavirus, Virginia, Hiking
Like everybody else, the pandemic is "top of mind" 24 x 7 for me. I'm writing to help myself not internalize all of it. You can find other posts in the series at https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/tag/coronavirus.html
I got out of the house again today, as Breck …
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Lake Anna State Park
Posted on 05/15/2020 in misc • Tagged with Coronavirus, Virginia, Hiking
Like everybody else, the pandemic is "top of mind" 24 x 7 for me. I'm writing to help myself not internalize all of it. You can find other posts in the series at https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/tag/coronavirus.html
My day off started with 3 hours of work. Government …
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I wasn't planning on getting remarried today
Posted on 05/02/2020 in misc • Tagged with Coronavirus, Virginia, Hiking, Personal
Like everybody else, the pandemic is "top of mind" 24 x 7 for me. I'm writing to help myself not internalize all of it. You can find other posts in the series at https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/tag/coronavirus.html
It was 72 and sunny here today. My strategy for …
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Coronavirus March 22
Posted on 03/22/2020 in misc • Tagged with Coronavirus, Hiking
North Anna River at North Anna Battlefield
Like everybody else, the pandemic is "top of mind" 24 x 7 for me. I'm writing to help myself not internalize all of it. You can find other posts in the series at https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/tag/coronavirus.html
I’ve seen …
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Dobie Mountain Hike
With a forecast of 59 F and blue skies on Saturday there was no way I was sitting around the house all day. It was a crisp 35 F when I started on the trail at 10:15 AM.
Overlook to the east about a mile into the hike. There …
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Richmond Liberty Trail
Posted on 12/29/2018 in misc • Tagged with Richmond, Virginia, Hiking, History
The Richmond Liberty Trail is Richmond's attempt to be like Boston with its Freedom Trail. I don't think Richmond is putting as much effort into their trail as Boston, and it shows.
The history along the six mile walk is certainly compelling, but we are locals and were hiking with …
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Turk Mountain Hike
My wife is not (or has not been) a hiker. However, a couple of weeks ago she expressed interest in going on a hike. So I consulted Duck Duck Go looking for a suitable beginner hike with a decent payoff at the end.
I'd say that view is a decent …
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AT-Beahms Gap to Marys Rock
I spent Labor Day laboring on the trail. I'm kidding of course. A bad day on the trail still beats a good day at work. Nothing at Hiking Upward was grabbing my fancy, so I created my own hike. I started at the Beahm's Gap overlook just north of the …
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Jones Run - Doyles River Hike
A late August weekend that feels more like early October drew me to the mountains today. I did the Jones Run - Doyles River hike, which leads past two waterfalls.
The hike starts at the Browns Gap parking area in Shenandoah National Park. I started south on the Appalachian Trail, and …
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AT: Pinnacle Picnic Area to Mary's Rock Hike
This is a nice 7 mile out and back on the AT, with really nice views to the west at several points along the way, and the spectacular 270 degree view at Mary’s Rock as your reward at the turnaround point.
I did this this hike on Saturday July …
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