Rambling Hemlock

Waiting for everyone to arrive at the trailhead the morning of our Trail Dames dayhike, I go through my pre-trip checklists yet again.  The...

Cold and wet but still smiling at Rabun Bald. The first thing on my to-do list to prepare of the PCT is to get in the best shape of my...

Roadwalks.  I used to avoid them at all costs.  But lately, I've been stringing together shorter trails with road walks to give me some ...

A short 24-hours on the Bartram Trail .  Been getting ready for another aerial silks performance, so had practice in the morning and also ne...

Wasn't feeling well, so did a quick overnight on the Bartram Trail north from Warwoman Dell up past Martin Creek Falls .  I know it prob...

The Interpretive Hiking Map of the NC Bartram Trail has been an excellent resource over the past year on numerous section hikes of the NC B...

There is a yet another type of rain -- it is the windy, torrential, incessant rain.  Weather for flirting with hypothermia.  Weather for mak...

Seven women, including three hike leaders, met at Warwoman Dell near Clayton, GA for another beginning backpacking trip with the Trail Dame...

A solo, early spring overnight on the Bartram Trail along most of Section 2 in Georgia.  From Warwoman Dell (1920 feet), it was a short clim...