Reliving Special Memories—Fall Creek Falls

Reliving Special Memories—Fall Creek Falls

One of the reasons I wanted to go on this waterfall tour for our sixth anniversary was because I wanted to re-experience the elation that I had four years earlier at Fall Creek Falls touching the tallest waterfall West of the Mississippi Not only did I touch it, but...

Views from the Bottom – Cummins Falls

Views from the Bottom – Cummins Falls

“I descended to the roots of the mountains. Jonah 2:6 The earth with its bars was around me forever, But You have brought up my life from the pit, O Lord my God. Sometimes the Best Journeys are along the Bottom of the Trail—Cummins Falls When we set out on a six-day...

A Short Day Trip with Loads of Grace-Filled Memories

A Short Day Trip with Loads of Grace-Filled Memories

Five Is the number of grace, so on the fifth day of our six-day waterfall tour, we decided to give ourselves some grace and to take it easy all morning, and just do a small trip in the afternoon that was close to where we were staying at Nana’s Farm, an Airbnb in...

Supernatural Signs on an Unexpected Stop

Supernatural Signs on an Unexpected Stop

Not Ready for Our Trip to End… We had just wrapped up a wonderful, six-day waterfall tour. As we left our AirBnb at Nana’s Farm, in Pikeville, Tennessee, and started our way home on Saturday, September 12, 2020, just before noon, we weren’t quite ready for our...

Hike Like a Goat: Part 1—Plan to Fall

Hike Like a Goat: Part 1—Plan to Fall

Hike Like a Goat This 7 part series came out of a conversation that my Honey and I had about being sure footed on the trail. She wanted to leave the fear of falling behind with all of its timidness and tentativeness. In other words she wanted to Walk Like a Goat. When...

Christmas in July – Getting to Talk to Grandma on Time

Christmas in July – Getting to Talk to Grandma on Time

Our Christmas Cabin Last Christmas was our second one together—we've been married almost two years now. We got to Celebrate Christ's birth by combining lots of traditions and making some new ones. We celebrated with family before and after the big day. But on the 25th...

3 Kinds of Debriefing after a Hike

3 Kinds of Debriefing after a Hike

Sunset on Period Key—we try to work in a sunset every day on the trail. 1. Literally de-brief—we remove all clothing at the door and put them directly into the washing machine. This is a good practice that we didn’t always do. One time after a hike I was babysitting...