go hike a mountain

We awoke this next morning to rougher wind and thicker fog. It was a good thing we had made our attempt on Mt. Rogers the night before because if we had woken up with the intent of hiking in the morning and seen the weather like this, there would have been no attempt at all.
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We left my aunt Linda’s house to make our way to Kentucky’s highpoint. Along the way, we saw signs for Natural Tunnel State Park and decided to stop. There weren’t many cars in the parking lot, and the visitor’s center was closed, but there were maps and plenty of information on what we could see. […]

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The weather was a little hazy this morning. We visited with Linda’s dogs.

We were on our way to surprise my Aunt Sheila and Uncle Stan, but they weren’t home, so we continued on to Bat Cave, the town my dad grew up in. Jesse became obsessed with having to see Bat Cave because of its […]

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We woke up at a rest area along I-85 and made our way into the hills to find Georgia’s highpoint, Brasstown Bald. We also stopped for some hot water to make oatmeal.

We arrived at about 8:15am and there were no other cars in the parking lot. Because it’s the winter, the visitor’s center and shuttle […]

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Because we just spent the time at parent’s house hanging out and not doing much sight-seeing, I decided to lump all of these days together.
February 10, 2008
We had some very healthy french toast for breakfast and hot coffee and set out for Donnie’s house (a friend of my dad’s) to help him dig up a […]

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