ross and i finally got out to do some hiking over fourth of july weekend. i love that there are so many options right in our region for backpacking; the stretch we did was on the appalachian trail in giles county. about 13 miles total and the weather couldn’t have been more perfect. in fact, it got into the upper 40′s at night and humidity during the day was low.
update: all pictures from the trip can be viewed here.
in honor of our three-day weekend, some gorgeous weather, and a little bit of cabin fever, ross and i are heading out for a weekend of camping/hiking on the Appalachian Trail in Giles County.
the four legged babies have been informed of this trip and promptly started freaking out in excitement. rosie even took her pack for a test spin this morning.
this is our first weekend of camping in an embarrassingly long time and it couldn’t be a better forecast. i mean, tonight’s low is supposed to be 49 degrees for crying out loud. can’t wait to get out there and i especially can’t wait for the amazing pictures. much funness will be had.
we’re going.
originally taken in Oct of ’05
It’s that time of year again. A little later than we would’ve liked, but Ross and I are finally getting out on the trail for our first camping trip of the season! This trip will be different than most, however, because it will be our niece’s first camping trip. Yep that’s right, we’re meeting up with Tom, Julia, and (8-month old!) little niece Anna Grace for a night in Roan Mountain State Park, which is in Tennessee. To ease the little one in, we won’t be backpacking this weekend like we normally do, but getting a spot at the campgrounds and doing a dayhike tomorrow. Unfortunately Ross and I have to get back on Saturday night and won’t be able to stay the whole weekend, but we’ll take one night of camping and hiking over no time at all. Just means we’ll have to get back on the trail even sooner.
Happy Memorial Day weekend!
