Category: Hiking

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  Sometimes there are trails that are so well hidden that one may just have to find other trails, instead. Just like the Secret Falls in the Cherry Hill Recreation Area.

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  I had hoped to go to Hospital Rock in Jones Gap State Park, but between a long wait and obstacles on the trail, the walk was shorter than intended. But the autumn colors were outstanding, regardless.

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  Revisiting the Smoky Mountains during some time off, I explored the Deep Creek Loop Trail, which sports the Toms Branch Falls and the Indian Creek Falls.

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  To answer this question, I followed the signs to Chau-Ram County Park in upstate South Carolina.

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  I have had the privilege of wearing a rather large number of spiderwebs upon my person during and after a great many hikes. This time, I had a little help in avoiding them.

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  Skipping the crush of tourists walking up to Clingman’s Dome, my wife and I hiked the Andrews Bald Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains.

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  Part of a hiking trip with my wife, the Whittleton Trail is a short trail in the Natural Bridge State Resort in Kentucky.

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  Balancing rocks, bridges, and a big natural bridge; a great trip in the Red River Gorge.

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  I found Angel Falls through a book on hiking by Donald Pfitzer and visited both it and Panther Falls.

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  The remains of an old fire tower mark this time trekking along the Sulfur Springs Trail in Paris Mountain State Park.