More fun in Shenandoah National Park…..May 2022, I spent 3 days and 2 nights for my introductory tour of some waterfalls in Shenandoah. My first night there, I was able to squeeze a relatively short hike in to the popular Dark Hollow Falls. The next day was to be my longest, most detailed, most fun …
It’s hard to believe that it has been 3 years since I made my first trip to Jones Falls in extreme eastern Tennessee. I first visited here in February of 2012 after reading some interesting blogs about other waterfall opportunities that existed right there starting at Elk Falls, in Elk Park, NC.
Here is some good advice. If a rare photo opportunity becomes available, take it. In fact, jump all over it. This past week, most of the eastern US suffered through the frigid, bone chilling effects of what has become known as the 2014 Polar Vortex. This rare event occurs when part of the extreme cold …
It is now the middle of October, and I am in the mountains to see some color. Leaving the triad on US 421, it is painfully obvious that many others have this same idea. Once we got to Boone, it seemed everyone kind of dispersed and went their own way. I wanted to visit the …
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Roan Mountain Rhododendrons as seen from the well placed deck in the midst of the famous “Gardens” It is mid June now and doing what has become an annual tradition, we are off to Roan Mountain to view the Rhododendron Gardens at their peak. Roan Mountain is beautiful any time of year, but there is …
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Laurel Falls, a photo by waterfallshiker on Flickr. The day was set to photograph and hike the Balds of Roan Mountain. It is Rhododendron time and there is no finer place to view the Catawba Rhododendrons than Roan Mountain in early June. I had it from a good source that they had been blooming and …
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Clingman’s Dome, a photo by waterfallshiker on Flickr. I had the chance to visit Clingman’s Dome twice this Memorial Day Weekend. On Saturday, with sunshine all through the area, I was disappointed to find the 6643 feet elevated Clingman’s Dome socked in with clouds and fog. Luckily I had one more chance to check it …
Part of my girlfriend’s Christmas gift this season was a two night stay in the cabins at Roan Mountain in March. We both love this park and area. I was super excited and have been heavily anticipating this weekend for nearly 3 months now. What I did not realize at the time was that it …
What a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon in February. The winds were light, temps about 50, sunshine was bright, water levels were up and the trails were barely dotted with hikers. There were 2 spectacular waterfalls in this hike, one at the beginning, and one was the destination. Along the way, I crossed …