Author Archives: David

Jenkins Ridge and the Adams Westfeldt Mine

Posted on February 4, 2013 by David

2012 was a pretty busy year, but still a good year for hikes. Over the last year, I was able to complete most of my remaining trails in the Smokies, and although I haven’t had much time to keep up … Continue reading →

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New Information on Old Trails

Posted on February 9, 2012 by David

I’ve posted a few updates to the site, most notably a few new images and information for the closed and abandoned trails section. I also have about a dozen more trail descriptions in the works, and have started working on … Continue reading →

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Old Settlers Trail

Posted on January 2, 2012 by David

Since it’s a new year, I thought I’d update the website and start posting some entries from my trail journal. Since moving back to the Smokies we’ve been spending quite a bit of our free time on the trail and … Continue reading →

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The storm of the century?

Posted on May 26, 2011 by David

Recently, the Daily Times (our local paper) reported that the tornado which blew through southern Blount County and Great Smoky Mountains National Park was rated an EF-4. Last week, I finally got to observe some of the damage in person. … Continue reading →

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Site Updates

Posted on March 27, 2011 by David

After a lengthy hiatus, I have decided to devote a bit more attention to my long forgotten site. Long story short, I began by attempting to update a few software packages and ended up scrapping the entire blog engine and … Continue reading →

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