Camping in Linville Gorge near Table Rock, Pisgah National Forest, NC

Linville Gorge, located in Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina, is a massive gorge cut 2,000 feet deep and 12 miles long by the Linville River and is lined with massive rock formations on both walls of the canyon. The gorge and surrounding 12,000 acres of Linville Gorge Wilderness a wealth of fantastic...

Camping along Noontoola Creek – Chattahoochee National Forest at Three Forks

Along a rushing, rocky creek in the Chattahoochee National Forest in North Georgia just East of Ellijay, we found one of our favorite camping spaces in North Georgia.  The primitive campsites at Three Forks here along FR 58 are sheltered by beautiful forest of Rhodedendron, hemlock, poplar, and oak –...

Camping in the Chattahoochee National Forest

Nestled North of Helen where the headwaters of the Chattahoochee River grow, the Chattahoochee National Forest covers 750,000 acres of rolling forested land with excellent hiking and camping areas. It’s here, along FR 44, that we’ve found our favorite campsites – a string of primitive...

Gear Review – REI Half Dome HC – 3 Season Tent

Our favorite tent comes packed with features in both 2 and 4 person versions from REI – and is backed by REI’s 100% satisfaction guarantee.  This tent combines the latest in features with value, including standard features that come as options in more expensive tents.  Simple setup (2-3 minutes setup...

Hiking the Appalachian Trail at Indian Grave Gap

This moderately difficult, 5.5 mile hike presents a challenge from the very start – the trailhead begins a steep ascent to the top of Rocky Mountain with a vertical rise of nearly 1,000 feet in the first mile of trail. The reward, though, is beautiful views from atop the mountain, as well as a...

Gear Review – REI’s Camp Roll Table

We were looking for a lightweight, easy to pack table to accompany our camping adventures in the mountains of North Georgia – something that wouldn’t add too much bulk to our already-packed car but would be large enough to provide good storage for meal prep, drinks, etc around the camp site. We...

Wild Beauty: Hiking Graveyard Fields, NC

Along the picturesque stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway between Asheville, NC and the Smokey Mountains is a wild, rugged terrain named Graveyard Fields – an excellent hike following a stream through thick rhododendron, over a cleared expanse of knotty shrubs covering small, moundy earth, and up to a...