Winter Hiking

February debuted quite mildly here in Western North Carolina, with many of us seeing temperatures around 60 degrees. So we headed up to the Big Butt trail (one of the many trails with the not-so-descriptive term “Butt”), that stretches between Route 197 at the Buncombe/Yancey county line and the Walker Read more…

To blog or not to blog?

Joining the blogging world feels like a leap of faith, for many reasons. The thought of writing a blog is intimidating for someone who is private, and typically chooses the quiet solitude and beauty of nature over large gatherings of people. There is also the technological side of blogging, which Read more…