On Friday, May 22nd, my brother and I bagged our third highpoint en route to our goal of all 50 states, at Sassafras Mountain, South Carolina. We had made plans to do this highpoint (along with Georgia's) at the end of March, or in April, but of course COVID-19 changed … [Read more...]
Hiking Moore’s Knob Loop Trail
Hike: Hanging Rock State Park, Moore's Knob Loop trail (first time for me doing the full loop!) on Mother's Day, 5/10/2020. Also, I say "hike" here but really this was meant as a trail run... so much of it was difficult to run, it ended up being a run/hike. Goal: Wanted to … [Read more...]
Hiking Clingmans Dome, TN
The day after our first highpointing experience (Mount Mitchell in North Carolina), we woke up early (6?) to get a head start on the day. If you don't know what highpointing is, here's a great article explaining it. After packing up my smelly clothes from yesterday’s hike, … [Read more...]
Hiking Mount Mitchell, NC
This was quite the excursion! We summited the highest point in North Carolina (it's also the highest point east of the Mississippi River)...and we did so in the snow. Thankfully we were prepared... well, mostly :) While I'd love to do a full story on this hike, à la Liz, my … [Read more...]
Goals for 2020
I’ve done a lot of thinking lately, as to how I can better myself in this new year (and new decade!) I'm looking at this through the lens of a runner (acknowledging I can better myself in other areas as well, but not the topic of this post!) First I think it’s important to … [Read more...]