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My husband and I saw something similar over Holston Lake. It was during the day, and suddenly, within three or four minutes there were military planes all over the place. We...

Alright, I'll bite. Not neccessarily. I have to be honest and say I don't know much about it (and don't really care), but my mother believes in a Pre-Wrath but Post Tribulation Rapture. Although,...

That's the understatement of the week. We don't get tornados, EVER. The fact that we even had one at all was shocking to start with, and then the fact that in the same horrible storm we had at...

Actually, winter doesn't really get going in VA and TN until December. In November it's actually quite pleasant during the afternoon, it's only the chilly mornings and evenings you'd have to worry...

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This Saturday, on a lark I drove up to Low Gap, TN with some goodies I was hoping to distribute to hungry hikers. I ran into some very nice people who apparently do that every Saturday from a church...

It's decent. In some ways, it's fluff, because it only deals with his linear journey from Point A to Point B. What's great about it, though, is that it really demonstrates the trail culture; trail...

Has anyone tried hiking in a skirt? Clearly not a longer, voluminous skirt, but knee length. Would that work as well as shorts?

I'm not planning on it, but I was just curious as to whether...

Everybody's gotta die of something.

Definately in my shoe. No one is likely to step on them or kick them. I always know where to reach for them, and they can't fall from anywhere.

I am totally in love with the idea of this trail. Does it have blazes like the AT?

Is there a hiking trail that follows the historic Oregon Trail, or is there one planned? And wouldn't that be neat for history buffs!

One of the first things you learn living in East Tennessee in general, and in the Smokies specifically is to NEVER even ENTER one of those "Laurel Hells." And leaving your pack behind is a newbie...

Wise Old Owl, I <3 you.

So, my uncle ran into some of my dad's old hiking stuff when he was cleaning out his garage, and handed it all to me. There was a bunch of nice stuff, and a bunch of total crap, but there were also...

Anything but the coldest temps. I've hiked in layers, granted it was only about three miles, but still, I had on one pair of cotton socks and one pair of fleece socks in my boots, my jeans, a cotton...

All of the sites I'm reading tell me that cotton is not to be worn on the AT, but I've worn cotton and jeans on every day hike I've ever taken, rain or shine. Is cotton really that awful when you're...

I know during the winter and fall I'll want good rain gear, but I don't particularly mind getting wet during the summer. I know that if we're out for several days and it rains the whole way, it...

How about Willow? It would also match Cedar. Or Ash, short for Ashley. Hazel. Or name her for a flower? Rose, Heather, Dalia, Violet.

I'm impressed by all of you who say you're taking your Girl Scouts out on the trail. All my friends joined boy scouts, and learned all kinds of neat things like camp fires and knots, and which...

Not on the AT, but nearby. In the Cherokee National Forest one evening, my husband and I were on our way back to the car from an old logging road very near the Holston Lake. The road was on a...

My sister and I are getting ready to start tackling the AT, and we're really excited. We aren't ready for a long hike, but I was hoping we could start small. We live in Bristol, very close to...