tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64470205704557843142024-03-01T20:05:02.296-05:00The Adventures of Bushwhack JackJack Thyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742565089135399852noreply@blogger.comBlogger992125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447020570455784314.post-89476628736410485072023-03-13T13:59:00.004-04:002023-03-13T13:59:59.829-04:00Meet Zoey<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Meet Zoey!</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Amy and I just adopted this beautiful girl!</span></b></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxK-uDKXu1jWz0RrrDy6-Ic4unh3VpX8uoOOAE-yxicGfzA0Ce7dBFx79p8a6bjdqPc6FP4hMTjDZOTFvz68_69pKUyc1NgvjUeWxCyhV6ev4l4egg-lE3qVKQUM4mg5fbkb5N6DI66WO_SNx3bSVXKKKRy1ZsUmFX0L9RuHYYM-LCzTKqhWYtpaBH/s4032/IMG_1993.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxK-uDKXu1jWz0RrrDy6-Ic4unh3VpX8uoOOAE-yxicGfzA0Ce7dBFx79p8a6bjdqPc6FP4hMTjDZOTFvz68_69pKUyc1NgvjUeWxCyhV6ev4l4egg-lE3qVKQUM4mg5fbkb5N6DI66WO_SNx3bSVXKKKRy1ZsUmFX0L9RuHYYM-LCzTKqhWYtpaBH/s320/IMG_1993.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinye6eBIjRDZ8Gn4yj0V0TDlgQ4VZjeATwK0PdpFkD4jbWbMOoQMx0UfSjJByYd7fBQ5vSR0_aj7IBxNgcO3w7jSRlR46Xt9yEhXy0eyT_n5luRuqST_0PaP9V86diOME_wsGn8dmV7aI/s2048/IMG_7991.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinye6eBIjRDZ8Gn4yj0V0TDlgQ4VZjeATwK0PdpFkD4jbWbMOoQMx0UfSjJByYd7fBQ5vSR0_aj7IBxNgcO3w7jSRlR46Xt9yEhXy0eyT_n5luRuqST_0PaP9V86diOME_wsGn8dmV7aI/w640-h360/IMG_7991.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I have been fortunate to be able to spend more time hiking and less time in front of a computer. It has become more of a chore to keep this blog updated, and therefore I have decided to no longer continue maintaining this blog.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I will continue to post photos from my adventures on both Facebook and Flickr. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Here is the link to my Flickr Photo Albums:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums">https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Happy Hiking!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Bushwhack Jack Thyen<br /></div>Jack Thyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742565089135399852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447020570455784314.post-62160945880219860632021-10-18T13:41:00.005-04:002021-10-18T13:41:35.752-04:002021-10-09 Great Falls on the Potomac<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Great Falls on the Potomac</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>with Amy, Mary, Conner, and Lydia</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Saturday, October 9th, 2021</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgY11s8lF75HWS0mZCnIVC6HAdItRgo9cPuOicADFMCNxi1Pwdv0lWvN4uorBFllDtvzhjfmkme9HMswi8GRuHXM9Pvp4C5O0I_aRBIKlFxg8wUW68ADZaAa-YqEIouC1udI0nU4iZhY/s2048/IMG_7941.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgY11s8lF75HWS0mZCnIVC6HAdItRgo9cPuOicADFMCNxi1Pwdv0lWvN4uorBFllDtvzhjfmkme9HMswi8GRuHXM9Pvp4C5O0I_aRBIKlFxg8wUW68ADZaAa-YqEIouC1udI0nU4iZhY/w400-h300/IMG_7941.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;">Group Selfie at Great Falls</span><br /> </b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Amy and I took a trip up to Northern Virginia area to visit my side of the family. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="" dir="auto"><div class="ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="jsc_c_9h"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">On Saturday we decided to head to Great Falls for a hike along the Billy Goat Trail. <span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">I've been to the Virginia side of Great Falls on several occasions, but this was my first hike on the Maryland side!</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Here are a few photos from our hike to Great Falls on the Potomac.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQT7X_1wjLUppRa6bku_9lOftmgsYwpFJkGOIi2LFORBUcCNyXOaHKFd1td51iljBMEq-e0lLWJ17n3dGcfNMErmTXklO2-6aT5dWxn0x4NaBeULAQpwq5Yqo0c9rvXNO3mDn7RNEyd0/w300-h400/IMG_7949.jpeg" width="300" /></a></b></div><div><b>Along the Billy Goat Trail</b><br /></div></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">My Complete set of photos is posted here:</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157720089102520">https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157720089102520</a></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <br /></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <br /></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><br /></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Jack Thyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742565089135399852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447020570455784314.post-9299296277046670692021-10-05T16:29:00.011-04:002021-10-15T06:49:41.179-04:002021-09-25 High Falls, Serenity Falls, Whitewater Falls<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>High Falls, Serenity Falls, Whitewater Falls</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jackson and Transylvania County, NC</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Saturday, September 25th & Sunday, September 26th, 2021</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkct5fxY6gDMVUyAjYrYCcUz_voiHRPXBKbSn6QyH9KL4_SwlDUOwayAgAgGAmb3gsGqVxHLy-i0_nrsPz38ENoUJ-I9I-VwGLEGrU0Ik-92jsadC0821OPwrIrNjx0-JO6g6cM25-sg/s2048/243931235_10158601283043251_1638032299964880064_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkct5fxY6gDMVUyAjYrYCcUz_voiHRPXBKbSn6QyH9KL4_SwlDUOwayAgAgGAmb3gsGqVxHLy-i0_nrsPz38ENoUJ-I9I-VwGLEGrU0Ik-92jsadC0821OPwrIrNjx0-JO6g6cM25-sg/w640-h426/243931235_10158601283043251_1638032299964880064_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Group Photo at Serenity Falls (photo by Spencer Clary)</b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>L to R: Spencer, Bob, Scott, Me, Sean, Darrin, JJ, Adrian</b><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I had a fun weekend with Darrin, Bob, Sean, Scott, Carlos, Spencer, JJ, and Adrian. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are a few photos from another wonderful weekend in the mountains of North Carolina.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIh4Vh6zuzUjiBusYv4K-UNVN6UqcswWS8v9NMcorVlBOPdxd1iLjziC6qJRtOupt6OFQ3wXiHel1TYjZTAqdE0Q-1qzDhfqPpWJ3qgZmG327NDsYintcU7B6sBalIwkhkGfb1F9FVe-U/s2048/IMG_7755.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1039" data-original-width="2048" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIh4Vh6zuzUjiBusYv4K-UNVN6UqcswWS8v9NMcorVlBOPdxd1iLjziC6qJRtOupt6OFQ3wXiHel1TYjZTAqdE0Q-1qzDhfqPpWJ3qgZmG327NDsYintcU7B6sBalIwkhkGfb1F9FVe-U/w640-h325/IMG_7755.jpeg" width="640" /></a><b>Lake Glenville</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYVywx6U8zhOrkqtDy592ccud1tb_yHQYmypgo1FhFwDUIbbCB0oA7a8ZlK9vnTo-JSTfRmNAbz-_UGibcJYNeaLIFXxpG8hgH4c7VcOyf3xWNJ5UaJPpwSvJ1NBbSlItxCpNOuVGNyQ/s2048/IMG_7774.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYVywx6U8zhOrkqtDy592ccud1tb_yHQYmypgo1FhFwDUIbbCB0oA7a8ZlK9vnTo-JSTfRmNAbz-_UGibcJYNeaLIFXxpG8hgH4c7VcOyf3xWNJ5UaJPpwSvJ1NBbSlItxCpNOuVGNyQ/w400-h300/IMG_7774.jpeg" width="400" /></a> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>High Falls on the West Fork of the Tuckasege</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6FZnMdOIT_XmVsRd0NBGscQJVfUcrQmvefx7YXlETfBoA5acsxZhnPOLF6fwgXHjLrD3yMS1W-aM_7lvKu0qHPTysNHAMCfWYdCNsuFrE_dPDpgn6h0pj8QbqHOa9YzYZ7R8Oyo4Saw/s2048/IMG_7799.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1528" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6FZnMdOIT_XmVsRd0NBGscQJVfUcrQmvefx7YXlETfBoA5acsxZhnPOLF6fwgXHjLrD3yMS1W-aM_7lvKu0qHPTysNHAMCfWYdCNsuFrE_dPDpgn6h0pj8QbqHOa9YzYZ7R8Oyo4Saw/w478-h640/IMG_7799.jpeg" width="478" /></a> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Darrin "The Salmon" jumping off Serenity Falls</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKH5mcZwgXe6hUlZLGU-zR77XogHSOcKl1e6dzSxoYhyU8NOE35AKMp5263qC-nX5CD2rNsfncw-FoRdHtwnsnO3eoHZF0upK0jCRBDNjYv0FnEeIj_IwgNpbXpQRfeDBDAG48PA2qxxs/s2048/IMG_7805.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKH5mcZwgXe6hUlZLGU-zR77XogHSOcKl1e6dzSxoYhyU8NOE35AKMp5263qC-nX5CD2rNsfncw-FoRdHtwnsnO3eoHZF0upK0jCRBDNjYv0FnEeIj_IwgNpbXpQRfeDBDAG48PA2qxxs/w400-h300/IMG_7805.jpeg" width="400" /></a> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Spencer at Serenity Falls</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><b>Scott at the top of Whitewater Falls</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFmc04BaQHov_mUIl0i2Agpmd8YuC2VwYJmMExrc3L2_xFjHz59KLOyebay0Oa4sc8aTuXXhRnkvjGXK7nskWLEG-1eLii27ATHEFhvZltmIrWq2aK6FMcPGEbc9SfdrGoXaCHVJmWMM/s2048/IMG_7833.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFmc04BaQHov_mUIl0i2Agpmd8YuC2VwYJmMExrc3L2_xFjHz59KLOyebay0Oa4sc8aTuXXhRnkvjGXK7nskWLEG-1eLii27ATHEFhvZltmIrWq2aK6FMcPGEbc9SfdrGoXaCHVJmWMM/w480-h640/IMG_7833.jpeg" width="480" /></a> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Our top secret campsite</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><b>Whitewater Falls</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBiIxcvMAUaJYTI1knb4y_v3JXA-ElRWCT8_K89iF1sC3mAMudfWiJY_r-b4o0xFFTjLPpyC-asix5H4_IdYLUGjlatG8faLV4hszT9irJWZr1ChfsISiiWuTf_9Q9IVMWyF2bA0acaA/s2048/IMG_7869.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBiIxcvMAUaJYTI1knb4y_v3JXA-ElRWCT8_K89iF1sC3mAMudfWiJY_r-b4o0xFFTjLPpyC-asix5H4_IdYLUGjlatG8faLV4hszT9irJWZr1ChfsISiiWuTf_9Q9IVMWyF2bA0acaA/w400-h300/IMG_7869.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Selfie with Scott at Whitewater Falls</b><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My complete set of photos is posted here:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/</a><br /></div>Jack Thyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742565089135399852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447020570455784314.post-74793327284250310042021-09-30T15:19:00.004-04:002021-09-30T15:19:53.307-04:002021-09-18 Parkway Peek Cabin Weekend<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Parkway Peek Cabin Weekend with Amy</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Somewhere between the Blue Ridge Parkway and</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Spruce Pine, NC <br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Friday, Sept 17th through Sunday, Sept 19th, 2021</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbnASV9nhW1pHpejojgCs4e4n9ZjX3U3qljr09d3dgeahPe4oh3VMgbSsWVaPWpVEgHpwFY4FUGTBDVqCl8u2xfCIUWMs3jbF2Vd9zzL2jO79gIlrZFnFfOwzSMA2PBOBqag73k_q9PY/s2847/IMG_7719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="2847" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbnASV9nhW1pHpejojgCs4e4n9ZjX3U3qljr09d3dgeahPe4oh3VMgbSsWVaPWpVEgHpwFY4FUGTBDVqCl8u2xfCIUWMs3jbF2Vd9zzL2jO79gIlrZFnFfOwzSMA2PBOBqag73k_q9PY/w640-h248/IMG_7719.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sunrise from the Chestoa View Overlook</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>just a few minute drive from the Parkway Peek </b><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Last fall I took a photo in the Linville Gorge that caught the eye of my friend Lesli. She sent me a message and said she would love to get a large print of the photo for her family's cabin. We quickly came to a mutually beneficial agreement. I offered to make a large canvas print of the photo in exchange for a complimentary stay at the <a href="https://www.parkwaypeek.com/" target="_blank">Parkway Peek Cabin</a>!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhySNM70emLJuaVTJogb-jylJHpKJogSmTo5CKe0jpr1enjn9tN19Ta0vsFmc1OFCo-ZNy1mWmcr20ajqovKPKYgsNKZOryX25nDQQPS7XI50YDk1fL0ptIWjgEw-i688oWV0O1S_osfo/s2048/IMG_2416.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhySNM70emLJuaVTJogb-jylJHpKJogSmTo5CKe0jpr1enjn9tN19Ta0vsFmc1OFCo-ZNy1mWmcr20ajqovKPKYgsNKZOryX25nDQQPS7XI50YDk1fL0ptIWjgEw-i688oWV0O1S_osfo/w480-h640/IMG_2416.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>One of my Linville Gorge photos made into a Canvas Print for the Parkway Peek</b><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The cabin is beautiful and was equipped with everything we needed for a wonderful weekend!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are a few photos from our weekend at the <a href="https://www.parkwaypeek.com/" target="_blank">Parkway Peek</a>:</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd3kixZVegopv4bqjrrNPtj5nI7V8bGobjM9B-f_WpmP81JHaRKBKbLZzSHCPyQ1tJaKSV82GBhMqr8PHKjDaGogx8FZ3OGZlT71e494Yd08iaPRVRDNRT9cdAbQpaQunn5VpR_MljQQI/w400-h300/IMG_7605.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>The Parkway Peek</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxCf1gMN2-A0CGEqyWalWc5qI6kBmPXJF7fD2maJlke61DAWipcpzELXC0V6mOK63xxjewMLhZo8HFUPD6f5NlRjef7diGZ43PHx7-DRBXCnUbF_KQc-hZ57hH7XvIqn4kzW5QUT08Hk/s2048/IMG_7599.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxCf1gMN2-A0CGEqyWalWc5qI6kBmPXJF7fD2maJlke61DAWipcpzELXC0V6mOK63xxjewMLhZo8HFUPD6f5NlRjef7diGZ43PHx7-DRBXCnUbF_KQc-hZ57hH7XvIqn4kzW5QUT08Hk/w400-h300/IMG_7599.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>Bedroom view featuring Amy</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7a_1kDjwAp6G8J1k15ThOx8-qtlSot134xC7Leu2AxBG0XIA5fP_LPZGpLZ3hcYr4BvAhgdIf-6qXmnsrfjRTYGGkGO1_ktL7h9UNryE2pPyzh7xoJsQUp8vLJ6Jb2q9aDHN4OmlEpNg/s2048/IMG_7640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><b>Sunrise from the Chestoa View Overlook</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>My complete set of photos is posted here:<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719938156061">https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719938156061</a><br /></div>Jack Thyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742565089135399852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447020570455784314.post-14174599072434481212021-09-16T15:23:00.004-04:002021-09-16T15:23:15.602-04:002021-09-12 Flat Laurel Creek with Scott<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Flat Laurel Creek</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Shining Rock Wilderness</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Pisgah National Forest, NC</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sunday, September 12th, 2021</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Scott and I had a fun day along Flat Laurel Creek.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are some of the photos from our adventure!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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My Virginia Tech hat was lost to a swarm of Bees! <br /><br /><br />My complete set of photos is posted here:<br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719834661033</a></div>Jack Thyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742565089135399852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447020570455784314.post-77520460374623453772021-09-13T13:55:00.008-04:002021-09-13T13:55:55.942-04:002021-09-02 Graveyard Fields<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Blue Ridge Parkway Sunrise and</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">a solo hike around Graveyard Fields</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Thursday, September 2nd, 2021</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Feh_QtOXYFW9xh4cC8zgolNf_D7TrZDjivFk0Q_QLcepDs0wwWjw2NUrj8rZts6kj56y1Am-c2L4acXLC2z_1scNtsw7v99STu9nuHqKOaGvhpnGSR4YEMZTnhau9IcY4XCTtfFgeLY/s2048/IMG_7262.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Feh_QtOXYFW9xh4cC8zgolNf_D7TrZDjivFk0Q_QLcepDs0wwWjw2NUrj8rZts6kj56y1Am-c2L4acXLC2z_1scNtsw7v99STu9nuHqKOaGvhpnGSR4YEMZTnhau9IcY4XCTtfFgeLY/w400-h225/IMG_7262.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Morning Twilight along the Blue Ridge Parkway</b></div></b><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVzjeHYL1sW5b7gLej-6V66fgdsf1rMSAp0Fh6Fw3QnzuFCUl9s1eNgq9SO15xg3W_OnB_j747F2ONqHwhjCaY71Edy63sgACMVpcLcMOzqkklac65Plqx7OzD-Laow8EQwQ0ZyxUR7I/s2048/IMG_7273.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVzjeHYL1sW5b7gLej-6V66fgdsf1rMSAp0Fh6Fw3QnzuFCUl9s1eNgq9SO15xg3W_OnB_j747F2ONqHwhjCaY71Edy63sgACMVpcLcMOzqkklac65Plqx7OzD-Laow8EQwQ0ZyxUR7I/w400-h300/IMG_7273.jpeg" width="400" /></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Blue Ridge Parkway Sunrise</b></div></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Jen and I decided to take advantage of the swollen creeks and explore some low flow tributaries around Moore Cove.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are some of the photos from our adventure.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga8DJhd-92-tYp58E5NcM4Tgzr9MFFHewcx3RKjsIRIh8NdKT_7e4TuU1AgDDa7ITEPziS4N6Hn94ulvJ37ONhSG-CHvQ9EtqWtG5_9O8pIj_D4oaqZ1Ou7jDcuw5qI6lrMIy5INa975k/s2048/IMG_8325.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga8DJhd-92-tYp58E5NcM4Tgzr9MFFHewcx3RKjsIRIh8NdKT_7e4TuU1AgDDa7ITEPziS4N6Hn94ulvJ37ONhSG-CHvQ9EtqWtG5_9O8pIj_D4oaqZ1Ou7jDcuw5qI6lrMIy5INa975k/w426-h640/IMG_8325.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Waterfall on unnamed tributary of Looking Glass Creek</b><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqGwXDNETvz0ck7XGxYSu3lEu_z9GbHUjDSUF6obCpI2JTwOKb0XZQgyZFbGS6xSTsvoHAwpHpkSzl7JuogtmNwBRoTU-3dAybEmMr2BmRHpSOajtesZC7HW6WKnbORxVCEGsVGqFakc/s2048/IMG_7094.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqGwXDNETvz0ck7XGxYSu3lEu_z9GbHUjDSUF6obCpI2JTwOKb0XZQgyZFbGS6xSTsvoHAwpHpkSzl7JuogtmNwBRoTU-3dAybEmMr2BmRHpSOajtesZC7HW6WKnbORxVCEGsVGqFakc/w400-h300/IMG_7094.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Behind a Waterfall on unnamed tributary of Looking Glass Creek</b></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8rURzfAHmxYAUAe7kF4b-qAEDGuJmpxz4pCJWrcbhnA4TOUBd_YaMzCxtFHLP8JHo-jyiMZicbsqCe1UqC_sUb1O_6cqpRRzgjoVpUhZRMWOZKlBleQwPsHH3qyI71NSGmVLs1hCOm0/s2048/IMG_8349.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8rURzfAHmxYAUAe7kF4b-qAEDGuJmpxz4pCJWrcbhnA4TOUBd_YaMzCxtFHLP8JHo-jyiMZicbsqCe1UqC_sUb1O_6cqpRRzgjoVpUhZRMWOZKlBleQwPsHH3qyI71NSGmVLs1hCOm0/w426-h640/IMG_8349.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Waterfall on unnamed tributary of Looking Glass Creek</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbd0TvYFRwb-SmQVcGusNjOhcesgaQzIfwXhoOWvYzjSPCtTLL_VXbWLYjzY-hx5WLWM7HEdq6TdBnxITm2wEtjL1WQIc3Jef1KpCnSzWPjaxBfHDNCeoUzXZFiknwTs2HZPawJeCM8c/s2048/IMG_7102.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbd0TvYFRwb-SmQVcGusNjOhcesgaQzIfwXhoOWvYzjSPCtTLL_VXbWLYjzY-hx5WLWM7HEdq6TdBnxITm2wEtjL1WQIc3Jef1KpCnSzWPjaxBfHDNCeoUzXZFiknwTs2HZPawJeCM8c/w480-h640/IMG_7102.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>Cool Tree</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMN51nP_zF3eIF9Tb9CsojwCdlzJPa-Ic1NluejDZOHpTbidKzpWs_wz0RH0t8TuPiD3t5ck4gC_xvk1aTLhaOG_ICHVWd7afD3MNVkLezLd3eHfSXDp_X0ZRKnW8NRlQRHnyIIbb4go/s2048/IMG_7068.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMN51nP_zF3eIF9Tb9CsojwCdlzJPa-Ic1NluejDZOHpTbidKzpWs_wz0RH0t8TuPiD3t5ck4gC_xvk1aTLhaOG_ICHVWd7afD3MNVkLezLd3eHfSXDp_X0ZRKnW8NRlQRHnyIIbb4go/w400-h300/IMG_7068.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Group Selfie (after the storm)</b><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Captain John invited me and some of our Team Waterfall friends along on the Maiden Voyage of his new pontoon boat. Things did not go as planned! <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTY-K_tTEQSba2ccSR_mwqHaGoL3M3Ym9ECbw6uaCzekAhIG9bbGAfW3Y60BimG0fogVTLExFqx3-WUhoNI7Be4uDGyoDLsSa74lzDWYkIN_5aLZCVBBMaFZjuUiOtx4ou_F4x4gZ8lc/s2048/IMG_7044.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTY-K_tTEQSba2ccSR_mwqHaGoL3M3Ym9ECbw6uaCzekAhIG9bbGAfW3Y60BimG0fogVTLExFqx3-WUhoNI7Be4uDGyoDLsSa74lzDWYkIN_5aLZCVBBMaFZjuUiOtx4ou_F4x4gZ8lc/w400-h300/IMG_7044.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>There is a very long (about 4 hours) story about how we got to this point</b><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Very Long Short; the folks at Keowee North Marina were awesome and what could easily have turned into a very expensive and complete cancellation of our adventure turned into just a minor detour. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">We got on the lake about only about 4 hours behind schedule!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvSWdniOKtw0gCYM2B-NAa_bt3DXNkWMoW_GLA2IIe372pAhPL2l9bYRH-aTIFal2XMvAZrB2D1Z3RPnQPe7n3le-3U3y_6LGhi4alHgV-x1GdSZIrKQppoQ5Wja6ejP10lOtrf42WFk/s2048/IMG_7046.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvSWdniOKtw0gCYM2B-NAa_bt3DXNkWMoW_GLA2IIe372pAhPL2l9bYRH-aTIFal2XMvAZrB2D1Z3RPnQPe7n3le-3U3y_6LGhi4alHgV-x1GdSZIrKQppoQ5Wja6ejP10lOtrf42WFk/w400-h300/IMG_7046.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Captain John</b><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are some of the photos from our adventure: <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipe4CfczisskeFmL1BfOn58tovyDGkvLR2fb9fsaa5icrVYzg2hD0Lt6sNt0w711_O0gezEFhfIV2kAMOrsHEf6YTaVMFBSa_yIqVL3zgqt2noDgqyvv9bx4UIKNHvWkU656FBicyIeK0/w300-h400/IMG_7064.jpeg" width="300" /></a></b></div><b>Laurel Fork Falls</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5GqSK1NyNy4sqoiTcbtlWHB4SxKtnhb7CgoPKYql1YUC3vtd991jfLX7YokywbqhYjyTgdL12gwNrqR8ey3ejxwrqipyCzDoHGYCGHI2muixjE7ZtqZFOyZEQd74oEFq6ebgla5d6Fg/s2048/IMG_7073.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5GqSK1NyNy4sqoiTcbtlWHB4SxKtnhb7CgoPKYql1YUC3vtd991jfLX7YokywbqhYjyTgdL12gwNrqR8ey3ejxwrqipyCzDoHGYCGHI2muixjE7ZtqZFOyZEQd74oEFq6ebgla5d6Fg/w400-h300/IMG_7073.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>Some amazing fire starting skills on display here</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>My complete set of photos is posted here:</div><div><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719705443588">https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719705443588</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jack Thyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742565089135399852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447020570455784314.post-42568378494485789192021-08-13T07:02:00.001-04:002021-08-13T07:02:26.586-04:002021-08-07 Little Bradley + Horseback Riding<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Little Bradley Falls Hike</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>and Horseback Riding</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>with Jenny, Hugh, Grace, and Caroline</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Saturday/Sunday August 7th & 8th, 2021 <br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3q5v9xBPnX8I5eKxgZQbQIwgfeIU4zkpPTbgo5_6Z8wPH9PalSIQ7QArRI5SjMtwQ1Ko75ge_vywVbf-qHG47zVtQmSZuxWcqaT8zkc_5Sii8IT5i8vXigiNwv7I9ePdI8Tynm1ed9lM/s2048/IMG_6909.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3q5v9xBPnX8I5eKxgZQbQIwgfeIU4zkpPTbgo5_6Z8wPH9PalSIQ7QArRI5SjMtwQ1Ko75ge_vywVbf-qHG47zVtQmSZuxWcqaT8zkc_5Sii8IT5i8vXigiNwv7I9ePdI8Tynm1ed9lM/w400-h300/IMG_6909.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Group Selfie at Little Bradley Falls</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtnrNO46lU3nX067gvpqacoz9g8VdA1J7ACUtCb4_f4tMDicTCNV5hyphenhyphenF7RxaWHY4Gc4dTp7lmABIGqfeDFIkQxUHfVm6_wdvtk1L8tcmZVGmHKl1jmmuYttlhUsp1HqrSSZb5P4we4bE/s2649/IMG_6985.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1187" data-original-width="2649" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtnrNO46lU3nX067gvpqacoz9g8VdA1J7ACUtCb4_f4tMDicTCNV5hyphenhyphenF7RxaWHY4Gc4dTp7lmABIGqfeDFIkQxUHfVm6_wdvtk1L8tcmZVGmHKl1jmmuYttlhUsp1HqrSSZb5P4we4bE/w640-h286/IMG_6985.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b>The whole gang!</b><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Amy's Sister Jenny and family came down for a visit. We took them on a hike to Little Bradley Falls on the way to visit the In-Laws. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0nhzkbWqyF1THAqhsV_RZ4_HPAMlA6UahxAa7-3qUeYz4unVrs03fgc7WU9Av-gy1BdtaGsmMn3T0ygv7ivfyhxm5eGzm1zfwco63mWSq_PH6uEZIodOARulkTXWrDcoIOBhYg9Vrt8/s2048/IMG_6869.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0nhzkbWqyF1THAqhsV_RZ4_HPAMlA6UahxAa7-3qUeYz4unVrs03fgc7WU9Av-gy1BdtaGsmMn3T0ygv7ivfyhxm5eGzm1zfwco63mWSq_PH6uEZIodOARulkTXWrDcoIOBhYg9Vrt8/w400-h300/IMG_6869.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Little Bradley Falls</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVeoyI_1pZgjOOBaez8Gyw6It7y6J6wmIWalcE0u8adhWWGOod2vPArXfKXdU-Q1nyPJoeOkw_4CE69gvsm0xbsMNagJAmyTIcAl0ZlGHPXIlnr2U0Ev0tL6-yyomEWsN8oILXshBKIU/s2048/IMG_6884.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVeoyI_1pZgjOOBaez8Gyw6It7y6J6wmIWalcE0u8adhWWGOod2vPArXfKXdU-Q1nyPJoeOkw_4CE69gvsm0xbsMNagJAmyTIcAl0ZlGHPXIlnr2U0Ev0tL6-yyomEWsN8oILXshBKIU/w480-h640/IMG_6884.jpeg" width="480" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Hugh, Grace, Jenny, and Caroline at Little Bradley Falls</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLROtv224B9GqvOTiUqLlYw0eYq7HqG5qI2nroQ3zRhZKuu0p6J8DmTy6w9D3Bu_5lJ70Q9hfibT4_Do4H2ULnY6tAbVBGDyIO1Xu1OZvQCg9kDIcVIy_vQvC7MNhCQHXEqXO67aVu0CE/s2048/IMG_6914.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLROtv224B9GqvOTiUqLlYw0eYq7HqG5qI2nroQ3zRhZKuu0p6J8DmTy6w9D3Bu_5lJ70Q9hfibT4_Do4H2ULnY6tAbVBGDyIO1Xu1OZvQCg9kDIcVIy_vQvC7MNhCQHXEqXO67aVu0CE/w400-h300/IMG_6914.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>A couple posing for wedding photos at Little Bradley Falls</b><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">We had a little bit of time before The Brick Pizzeria in Columbus was open for business, so Jenny, Hugh and I did the hike to the Big Bradley Falls overlook area.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswWJS0EfoU_a0AkOrmNSLxJXJpmYdyGmNju6ZR4DziqffH5v1qr6Tw8lWbQBLtDqPbUzUf17L7Nw65k3zIJEcuQ_UwWJrwGZfrIkvfcleD9GivmW6g2Y5KB0N-NIZgLs1V9ZpjgSWtKk/s2048/IMG_6928.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswWJS0EfoU_a0AkOrmNSLxJXJpmYdyGmNju6ZR4DziqffH5v1qr6Tw8lWbQBLtDqPbUzUf17L7Nw65k3zIJEcuQ_UwWJrwGZfrIkvfcleD9GivmW6g2Y5KB0N-NIZgLs1V9ZpjgSWtKk/w400-h300/IMG_6928.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Selfie with Jenny and Hugh at the Big Bradley Falls Overlook</b><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The next morning, we enjoyed a little horseback riding adventure around the South Fork of the Mill River area of Pisgah National Forest. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmJ4o4IK_Tg2MeTj4zkzywaTarvgJg7l5vJBKbvdhvI47hmyUXMUrRWd2W0Q5i8LPYrXVaoC8iOc9SQ4cK-K4oVLJkSojgjyoOWNp_8cpv9wSj5NucnD7HmzHNDqTowvRBtLyw99KMmI/s2048/IMG_6934.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_O4XDAxKHz1F8TYBq_WEyswGw0eBUMfBx2UL4vGlBG36L219k_VdIMI8wUHmQRJU6vdJR8Cc_etmvToOf6jQQVjHm3GBus_FncJm7QYTM4Ksf9AtCzHWHt9GvewicGjrwjThzEzCuE8/w400-h300/IMG_6965.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Amy and Me</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVFB40M-qfGpoKg0ye60i2DGjrblLA4iyRTRc9wtM-ajXZrg-uMo1LDp9Gk7tgzE6vi9NP0mvj9j2OwfKN-AtMeQ6mfn0Q45I11c5RWqLcjO4XWxX-9dHARBLwlz-7QNtdXRF2kftLyk/s2048/IMG_6996.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="2048" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVFB40M-qfGpoKg0ye60i2DGjrblLA4iyRTRc9wtM-ajXZrg-uMo1LDp9Gk7tgzE6vi9NP0mvj9j2OwfKN-AtMeQ6mfn0Q45I11c5RWqLcjO4XWxX-9dHARBLwlz-7QNtdXRF2kftLyk/w640-h346/IMG_6996.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> Jenny, Hugh, Grace, Caroline</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My complete set of photos is posted here:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719727664020">https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719727664020 </a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div></div>Jack Thyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742565089135399852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447020570455784314.post-20070401077236926852021-08-03T13:40:00.008-04:002021-08-03T13:40:38.247-04:002021-07-24 Buckeye Creek with Jen and Rich<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Buckeye Creek Adventure with Jen and Rich<br />Middle Prong Wilderness Area<br />Pisgah National Forest<br />Haywood County, NC<br />Saturday, July 11th, 2020</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiX0nGmcfo3Ebt6SBPz8-JvwNazyZttbr2KS7ZpcViKmMsi2MVlLJRNgBSbL6x7zwF-nFkIPtcjIfT0oH_ptX8WOIT_66mQvorZp4kl5TMelPMwzmFksCELZQlHRmR2H_FicPrwO6-z7I/s2048/IMG_8246.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiX0nGmcfo3Ebt6SBPz8-JvwNazyZttbr2KS7ZpcViKmMsi2MVlLJRNgBSbL6x7zwF-nFkIPtcjIfT0oH_ptX8WOIT_66mQvorZp4kl5TMelPMwzmFksCELZQlHRmR2H_FicPrwO6-z7I/w400-h266/IMG_8246.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Group Photo at Buckeye Falls</b><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Jen, Rich, and I got together for a nice hike / creekwalk up Buckeye Creek in the Middle Prong Wilderness area of NC.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are some of the photos from our adventure.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzglI-NlW75sAjqHmOKjSJD56pPc9asB1gMmg5d9ffF8huMMMZvgrwELIPjrdqwjlas59xn59Mu8wRq7iS32XJjXaIii1SP4NDRINwDMRx9nYEbbCDGZQt8FPwuEaX61YO1GSMHL0DMU/s2048/IMG_6646.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzglI-NlW75sAjqHmOKjSJD56pPc9asB1gMmg5d9ffF8huMMMZvgrwELIPjrdqwjlas59xn59Mu8wRq7iS32XJjXaIii1SP4NDRINwDMRx9nYEbbCDGZQt8FPwuEaX61YO1GSMHL0DMU/w400-h300/IMG_6646.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>At the Summit of Mount Guyot with Scott</b><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> Mount Guyot has been on Scott's Bucket list for quite some time. I was happy to be able to join him on this adventure to bag the highest roadless peak in the Eastern USA!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Since we knew it would be a long day, we decided to camp out at the Mile High Campground making the drive to and from the trailhead much shorter.</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are some of the photos from our adventure!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRvqQeVyDdqnOxgQW-ql8a5K1t2AsWbqgjYUyFL72T1ke_BehZ1M-mb0YTeZT-xJI9YECGzhFxkkvGGhcApgzUv71deR8uxnSEDYrNaHmXUUGqV-nraSy-iBwG9SpuOhr0pJZAinQXds/s2048/IMG_6606.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRvqQeVyDdqnOxgQW-ql8a5K1t2AsWbqgjYUyFL72T1ke_BehZ1M-mb0YTeZT-xJI9YECGzhFxkkvGGhcApgzUv71deR8uxnSEDYrNaHmXUUGqV-nraSy-iBwG9SpuOhr0pJZAinQXds/w400-h300/IMG_6606.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sunset at the Mile High Campground with Scott</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLNrF8v4INJ_6jQbUz4FW7BWEEvYi98SDxs4kyN3nTkD_KbUk_beOZ3xJHKfXf7aNJ7-TCvL9qmrmN2enEPTj32v6TQSUW4sfJ8h7VlbOAKZzxYERSepvncwwOGG9xM8ujJtnnUEcDBY/s2048/IMG_6618.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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came done to visit this weekend. I convince the girls to get any
early start so we could beat most of the weekend crowds at DuPont State
Forest! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOuO20uTSqcXlsL8dlXf2VYuJVuiaA3ZdBEaBN54UxWxM5vS2cip0xskNPsP2mqmov1Yo7PYlqTrm4BjeyHwfbbPF-0BYNuSXRJOgiEnGnHAAfAmRLVj08IKpo0qnWHNkqvk8mAQt-Gw/s2048/IMG_6483.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOuO20uTSqcXlsL8dlXf2VYuJVuiaA3ZdBEaBN54UxWxM5vS2cip0xskNPsP2mqmov1Yo7PYlqTrm4BjeyHwfbbPF-0BYNuSXRJOgiEnGnHAAfAmRLVj08IKpo0qnWHNkqvk8mAQt-Gw/w400-h300/IMG_6483.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><b>Four Went In</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">L to R: Me, Joanne, Amy, Jenny</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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needed a good splashing!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknVhJyu6RWo3f6gpB4oXxlsSsRIj4La2Nhc7opYJJ7bcjRdtzy6lhaVNeIKXgM1bwviIPXZ_7jG2s-OTkIT005E-1sWK21ycAOsEzoaaZiIOV4mSjORpiuA5tmjNrclKa1dTJhEFT9Po/s2048/IMG_6538.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknVhJyu6RWo3f6gpB4oXxlsSsRIj4La2Nhc7opYJJ7bcjRdtzy6lhaVNeIKXgM1bwviIPXZ_7jG2s-OTkIT005E-1sWK21ycAOsEzoaaZiIOV4mSjORpiuA5tmjNrclKa1dTJhEFT9Po/w640-h480/IMG_6538.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">Sister's Having Fun!</span><br /></div><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">My complete set of photos is posted here:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719616637025">https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719616637025 </a><br /></span></div>Jack Thyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742565089135399852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447020570455784314.post-34912283174310130022021-07-19T16:07:00.005-04:002021-07-19T16:07:28.378-04:002021-07-15 Raven Fork in the Smokies<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Raven Fork Adventure</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>with The Professor and Captain John</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thursday, July 15th, 2021</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsGO-I-rCz1WsFXv-Ehdhi3SIVHS1HEt-xWG7wUW-_c3OFw9SDemYFdeBDRjrF-IckTxgPoXs-xxQQsVA3kPClCbYUnfAiclhA_jtNbM3LdIkO-9nnj1jA58JzWhIhVJuq45nwLAp7NM/s2048/IMG_6414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1483" data-original-width="2048" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsGO-I-rCz1WsFXv-Ehdhi3SIVHS1HEt-xWG7wUW-_c3OFw9SDemYFdeBDRjrF-IckTxgPoXs-xxQQsVA3kPClCbYUnfAiclhA_jtNbM3LdIkO-9nnj1jA58JzWhIhVJuq45nwLAp7NM/w400-h290/IMG_6414.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Group Photo at Big Boy Falls</b><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Raven Fork in the Smokies has moved to the top of my list of longest and most difficult creek walks I have ever done! But it sure was fun! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dMqXvh-w8R5NzCZNOVl-IpnJGlFpq3aO8maVojYIm85H7tT8ILiPpDK8G4MC9ehUunGGNPjGixu7xmlMIeZIX3QIbzORJUS7CttTAP13ilHyDOm0WK3hMln6k99Vi7oX2S4r9nK_1eI/s2048/IMG_6333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1245" data-original-width="2048" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dMqXvh-w8R5NzCZNOVl-IpnJGlFpq3aO8maVojYIm85H7tT8ILiPpDK8G4MC9ehUunGGNPjGixu7xmlMIeZIX3QIbzORJUS7CttTAP13ilHyDOm0WK3hMln6k99Vi7oX2S4r9nK_1eI/w400-h244/IMG_6333.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Raven Fork</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu-q0Wy6_-cwHaG11r2w8rFjjAs2GxbJ0zI8kzGetjvYV1VRtXdXeR1vfSRjU25S5HJG5oYR3Ju1PvLJlwgGIKJ0t5hLZqjgxtm-HHFhRSlv7nR-tgcoyhGrg4Tk-suls3ib_5i39ijOM/s2048/IMG_6347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJOZ-nWGq_ceXMlIP5ztFTMBv0DGHbwH-nVrDHVanumUnSqYhqNzW0juFbecHjL8jpJC9nQDzT6661dumfqKc2bRQy3vILi4recFUxahOSUxP8SfCJaycv6FLoN8tkvQwJW1d0aAymCM/w480-h640/IMG_6270.jpeg" width="480" /></a><div><b>Hanging with Hugh at John Rock</b><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Amy's sister and family came down for a visit this weekend. While the girls took a trip down to Rutherfordton to visit with their parents, I took my brother-in-law Hugh hiking.<br /><br />I have really gotten spoiled with my ability to get out hiking during the week, as I underestimated the number of other humans that would be out and about today!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kfb4UTxk3stFNhfasSSF69IiMND3skk8cV9wvcyixRFDpUVORuUUupJKAbAWCz2dkwj615L-02jF1RiqIMQyu2Tasc4DvoTQMl94TQqq5p-I0JrJnnTCqiUqpDk3bZD_EA-Y5r_KTZQ/s2048/IMG_6256.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kfb4UTxk3stFNhfasSSF69IiMND3skk8cV9wvcyixRFDpUVORuUUupJKAbAWCz2dkwj615L-02jF1RiqIMQyu2Tasc4DvoTQMl94TQqq5p-I0JrJnnTCqiUqpDk3bZD_EA-Y5r_KTZQ/w400-h300/IMG_6256.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Way too many other humans at Looking Glass Falls</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHr4kpP3M0ef8Lau9aVWcqtzCE9Frep1CD6FzFW_i7K8RlF4xLJ6PoSNMezy7F8XzxwpymJGv7-KIbKrKzgqxTgHWC8Jcu5U_pTGR8DAVDqOh3vfloylRVamhZnp9pD6D9uHZGcT_myM/s2048/IMG_6258.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHr4kpP3M0ef8Lau9aVWcqtzCE9Frep1CD6FzFW_i7K8RlF4xLJ6PoSNMezy7F8XzxwpymJGv7-KIbKrKzgqxTgHWC8Jcu5U_pTGR8DAVDqOh3vfloylRVamhZnp9pD6D9uHZGcT_myM/s320/IMG_6258.jpeg" width="320" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Obligatory Selfie with Hugh at Looking Glass Falls</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjca_QTNzerddnmWR6St7cu1ClGRt_HmTAt_DBvSUHT9oQOmAeYxBfA2fmxdkcRgUVsOYO7KVVM2_NUO9uOLwJ__dICwofteykCD07_6_j43g742BDBGjH7Hlq3091oV2olKjsTTG0Q8vw/s2048/IMG_6260.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjca_QTNzerddnmWR6St7cu1ClGRt_HmTAt_DBvSUHT9oQOmAeYxBfA2fmxdkcRgUVsOYO7KVVM2_NUO9uOLwJ__dICwofteykCD07_6_j43g742BDBGjH7Hlq3091oV2olKjsTTG0Q8vw/s320/IMG_6260.jpeg" width="320" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Looking Glass Falls</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYl3Lzh3NTBiPPfRrlvITvaScEy5I2a7Ygh2VxWooX_rkvFIrP-Z-aPmhiEd8MggT0V3u-cfjEgTziAU2D2H9MY_8fHRvl4AIjNJOWi2rW0tcrpl2z2wNVzbqFdr4JxxRxe-lEYDjW6JA/s2048/IMG_6264.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYl3Lzh3NTBiPPfRrlvITvaScEy5I2a7Ygh2VxWooX_rkvFIrP-Z-aPmhiEd8MggT0V3u-cfjEgTziAU2D2H9MY_8fHRvl4AIjNJOWi2rW0tcrpl2z2wNVzbqFdr4JxxRxe-lEYDjW6JA/s320/IMG_6264.jpeg" width="320" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Hugh at Looking Glass Falls<br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>We made a quick stop at Looking Glass Falls before heading to the Pisgah
Fish Hatchery parking area which was literally overflowing with
vehicles. I got creative with my parking, and once we hit the trails the worst of the crowds quickly dissipated!<br /><br />We did the 5.6 mile Cat Gap Loop including John Rock and Cedar Rock Creek Falls. Here are a few photos from our hike:</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QaFBslg304b5_ia8I6C1i9fZOl3h4g4HZ8cwCNWqgqVNBbKsovh0XM7PPS03QPJiAs30_DRg8S8hbR6KcNm_YxgZXIVBOXCZoYRvRubgxGJ_7Lb4LKhaGIWZXzcbbnBQ0WQ0RkVdOGw/s2048/IMG_6266.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QaFBslg304b5_ia8I6C1i9fZOl3h4g4HZ8cwCNWqgqVNBbKsovh0XM7PPS03QPJiAs30_DRg8S8hbR6KcNm_YxgZXIVBOXCZoYRvRubgxGJ_7Lb4LKhaGIWZXzcbbnBQ0WQ0RkVdOGw/w400-h225/IMG_6266.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>View of Looking Glass Rock from John Rock</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGFgnCEwOtNWcRJeXmD-pfCiTNx2UyWIiAAE5Vi8GiTffNdSA29Sn_8D0_tv4qrIp1jXic2khgK9Zvq_5M9lFz261W7Q0Spwji8j4jIiJNNlsjRdwBepHRjuWL1m8HVKUSxb16To8RTY/s2048/IMG_6273.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGFgnCEwOtNWcRJeXmD-pfCiTNx2UyWIiAAE5Vi8GiTffNdSA29Sn_8D0_tv4qrIp1jXic2khgK9Zvq_5M9lFz261W7Q0Spwji8j4jIiJNNlsjRdwBepHRjuWL1m8HVKUSxb16To8RTY/w400-h300/IMG_6273.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>View of Looking Glass Rock from John Rock</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsRu_Sk5FMiHE7LBeTqceWlNFAeqXPZG7S_XYjU6oVvrsMNU0MhF1qWr82c3951o9tYw6kQvcIwCchXlIZ9Vj7i8hCHyBT14YxZnZ08hdKpYCesp144k9rn6LmsTkIWBtpEE04se6AQM/s2048/IMG_6278.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsRu_Sk5FMiHE7LBeTqceWlNFAeqXPZG7S_XYjU6oVvrsMNU0MhF1qWr82c3951o9tYw6kQvcIwCchXlIZ9Vj7i8hCHyBT14YxZnZ08hdKpYCesp144k9rn6LmsTkIWBtpEE04se6AQM/w400-h300/IMG_6278.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Hugh at Upper Cedar Rock Creek Falls</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1whCRq_FWvGXWgQMV9XUYAejOwzD5vYhv9-UZzyuv_sbcaZghVzg4iSIALZL8i4T0WHGzavT1baSmrcjdp-tSXkP5UpBYsZqE3S7ZJl9NmN6q3CNdEoz1QcLW4eKVZDgl8mdvAPRRxWo/s2048/IMG_6283.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1whCRq_FWvGXWgQMV9XUYAejOwzD5vYhv9-UZzyuv_sbcaZghVzg4iSIALZL8i4T0WHGzavT1baSmrcjdp-tSXkP5UpBYsZqE3S7ZJl9NmN6q3CNdEoz1QcLW4eKVZDgl8mdvAPRRxWo/w400-h300/IMG_6283.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Hugh at Cedar Rock Creek Falls</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEBUy4q1PQcxWdVhK2kmQpkphYMZeNRCgRLq0OJ6-kLO04xRHtENZTDfC0NpjbTbjY5nFBalfKHwRIu10cD13piQG07FpwEnwyvmRlXS8qAJaRHNf8nSGNZGqZZeT9xCZtClNoBjCYpc/s2048/IMG_6287.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEBUy4q1PQcxWdVhK2kmQpkphYMZeNRCgRLq0OJ6-kLO04xRHtENZTDfC0NpjbTbjY5nFBalfKHwRIu10cD13piQG07FpwEnwyvmRlXS8qAJaRHNf8nSGNZGqZZeT9xCZtClNoBjCYpc/w400-h300/IMG_6287.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cedar Rock Creek Falls</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEO5BI86flrT-kgzPPa5gQxzF7fWa2MIW4FGz8-fjxV9s2uZ9UbcCJuLBrrAYRiwPFKl8Fg2US-Vop_1O5YUR9Z2XqSiRnxklbJ7npFLVSenGi3kn-e2JDo6-ta4kjcwvd1lCp2jysb0/s2048/IMG_6291.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEO5BI86flrT-kgzPPa5gQxzF7fWa2MIW4FGz8-fjxV9s2uZ9UbcCJuLBrrAYRiwPFKl8Fg2US-Vop_1O5YUR9Z2XqSiRnxklbJ7npFLVSenGi3kn-e2JDo6-ta4kjcwvd1lCp2jysb0/w400-h300/IMG_6291.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Butterfly on my Backpack</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSb-l9IMCqpdTNObuqCkfg8El_aUweZ0Yw-UWiShVQJjFZqe6b3ao-_oAEyr3cQtwDVzVAX1ayctNXco4MKYvshWVXAhdbJKmCLKF1s4YLtez_gTtsuy-vDT4AUdP5jJ4r8qfGjxi5l1A/s1022/IMG_6302.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1022" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSb-l9IMCqpdTNObuqCkfg8El_aUweZ0Yw-UWiShVQJjFZqe6b3ao-_oAEyr3cQtwDVzVAX1ayctNXco4MKYvshWVXAhdbJKmCLKF1s4YLtez_gTtsuy-vDT4AUdP5jJ4r8qfGjxi5l1A/w400-h300/IMG_6302.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cute Family</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9PiZwh44d9ndCYNWFJNfULBG6vx-8Z7iL2mWz0VcX3KU5Re0Dg8pnoGJ8esPvAf3_JNvzQWnm0kVJM77DKvDGj1M2uIVWHFqxXSdiwhcUI8SMJkoSKobMhEiXD8M-JdwGkedrH0mHmg/s2048/IMG_6307.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9PiZwh44d9ndCYNWFJNfULBG6vx-8Z7iL2mWz0VcX3KU5Re0Dg8pnoGJ8esPvAf3_JNvzQWnm0kVJM77DKvDGj1M2uIVWHFqxXSdiwhcUI8SMJkoSKobMhEiXD8M-JdwGkedrH0mHmg/w400-h300/IMG_6307.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Looking back up at John Rock from the Fish Hatchery</b><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br />We got word that the girls were heading on a shopping excursion, so we had time to stop for a brew or two with Hugh on the way home!</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCjF38KaSybZyIiopTMZmIG5-f7_qV_HGpD-aPLF3s-NJCc_KYZZfu8s17qOL9aOuD3oJVO7qkzKNUI8YrB8zE2NxiUr5Wv5SmQMEDP3vqdpLpU1Y8GkJcVN8rdjDuFHivRbk0ywaw3M/s2048/IMG_6308.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCjF38KaSybZyIiopTMZmIG5-f7_qV_HGpD-aPLF3s-NJCc_KYZZfu8s17qOL9aOuD3oJVO7qkzKNUI8YrB8zE2NxiUr5Wv5SmQMEDP3vqdpLpU1Y8GkJcVN8rdjDuFHivRbk0ywaw3M/w480-h640/IMG_6308.jpeg" width="480" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Hugh checking in with his better half at Ecusta Brewing</b></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcsW8VEdpmz8L2JLujmcrBor8ge7_YrjuitjVcZoBrniZSrNVU2pymX2xPyQgjkXE3wqt3o7oe5tlAmW4xI0nYu5gWAE5_OE3XnXHeLZI82OO5ZVHD-hRl5bVK73E90N_UWsykHGHPpA/s2048/IMG_6309.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcsW8VEdpmz8L2JLujmcrBor8ge7_YrjuitjVcZoBrniZSrNVU2pymX2xPyQgjkXE3wqt3o7oe5tlAmW4xI0nYu5gWAE5_OE3XnXHeLZI82OO5ZVHD-hRl5bVK73E90N_UWsykHGHPpA/w400-h300/IMG_6309.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Listing to the Gin Mill Pickers while enjoying </b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>brew Number Two with Hugh at Mills River Brewing</b><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUu79ja6rQvzUHdP3CFW7v2CMHtj4LCZ8qglcUCrn1SdiieDEuc7a-O6OBj9plHrybQHA9gvj89yLDCCtXdSy37vhgHgzQ7S-t2dL3h1AwrE4uEEJwvL7bu44vPWpW4R7iUgbOoDhGAA/s2048/IMG_1955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUu79ja6rQvzUHdP3CFW7v2CMHtj4LCZ8qglcUCrn1SdiieDEuc7a-O6OBj9plHrybQHA9gvj89yLDCCtXdSy37vhgHgzQ7S-t2dL3h1AwrE4uEEJwvL7bu44vPWpW4R7iUgbOoDhGAA/w400-h300/IMG_1955.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Back at home with the rest of the gang</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>L to R: Me, Amy, Jenny, Caroline, Hugh</b><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">My complete set of photos is posted here:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719538470793">https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719538470793</a><br /></div></div>Jack Thyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742565089135399852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447020570455784314.post-16859865459177696662021-07-14T11:24:00.002-04:002021-07-14T11:24:18.807-04:002021-07-06 Grandfather Mountain with Scott<div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Grandfather Mountain Hike with Scott<br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">from the Boone Fork Trailhead</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Julian Price Campground, Price Lake, Flat Rock <br /></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Watauga, Caldwell, and Avery County, NC</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Tuesday, July 6th, 2021 <br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglPks962DDkShAqsXY3Xml4Q-OvboIruFCv58d3FfW0-NFF2tQd6jSTSEZfMWvvb1F5g9x9QpfQ4lql1MgpK8PolwnKZdJlgFD8tNUj_6BkFElL6B48Gw1eNR73FfsAUqEVimrgDuVJug/s2048/IMG_6175.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglPks962DDkShAqsXY3Xml4Q-OvboIruFCv58d3FfW0-NFF2tQd6jSTSEZfMWvvb1F5g9x9QpfQ4lql1MgpK8PolwnKZdJlgFD8tNUj_6BkFElL6B48Gw1eNR73FfsAUqEVimrgDuVJug/w480-h640/IMG_6175.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>Me hanging out along the Grandfather Trail</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>(photo by Scott Burns)<br /><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">I had a fun couple of days hiking and camping with my good friend Scott Burns (aka The Professor).</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YAKVF1CogCLbgU7yygwjLZauDsAkV1usHAA1C8dFPWOKzQl12b5jNWNFdBVUIYL20KXCUIFqNTFYRY2ZgZSM7RdZ9dzYnG5xozGaFYIQfROYLeKAmfbaX0kZVXhRk_1FuXcPnXCPO68/s2048/IMG_6130.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YAKVF1CogCLbgU7yygwjLZauDsAkV1usHAA1C8dFPWOKzQl12b5jNWNFdBVUIYL20KXCUIFqNTFYRY2ZgZSM7RdZ9dzYnG5xozGaFYIQfROYLeKAmfbaX0kZVXhRk_1FuXcPnXCPO68/w400-h300/IMG_6130.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></b> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> Scott and Me at the Summit of MacRae Peak</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We hiked from the Boone Fork Parking Area all the way to the Swinging Bridge and Back (approx 12 miles round trip). Here are some of the photos from along the way.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojmsaYYKLnlA7TUscMhDQGGlR3O9tJneY1hxsjYUm2DPUJV_XVR5te1wk4cNMFs0kV_PrRnNEn4Zv2Q1becOx7Tb_HMknyNIo5Lv4yCMPO54ED__4QZj78eTFTKqp5iht2F8GnMcW6Xw/s2048/IMG_6030.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojmsaYYKLnlA7TUscMhDQGGlR3O9tJneY1hxsjYUm2DPUJV_XVR5te1wk4cNMFs0kV_PrRnNEn4Zv2Q1becOx7Tb_HMknyNIo5Lv4yCMPO54ED__4QZj78eTFTKqp5iht2F8GnMcW6Xw/w400-h225/IMG_6030.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Professor along the Cragway Trail</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQO9Qn1nHKch-53z2NGKKeVz4B3SHlx7LByyyOEBgnbAjsj1nXjKu7Xf00iBaRQTuyRUhhbZ-vsGWbcENaJVpPV65X83EjciLN7t_ECVWbG8FHG-7tGWMrs0krMiuErebT77LROoVu60/s2048/IMG_6045.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4sNNgxoRrEA4gmmX_5ysczyuS0HoxA1D_wXbJn8iDUC7TEiwpgpzccD3kH5XvhtnQm9KZY8Mkoj9Em9-4bxRDxkFhNYe-6ZgK-GzDfLs8-BB9rclqWtd_7t8fmu8FCgD5HCWZdPWZGz0/w400-h225/IMG_6222.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>Scott at Price Lake<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">My Complete set of photos is posted here:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719540284709">https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719540284709</a><br /></div>Jack Thyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742565089135399852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447020570455784314.post-55956448138623928062021-07-14T10:49:00.011-04:002021-07-14T10:54:18.747-04:002021-07-01 Mount Hardy Falls and more with Jen<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hiking and Waterfalling with Jen</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Pisgah National Forest, NC</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thursday, July 1st, 2021</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwR7OmvU3zn61_O9eIK4DJUEFs1EDZ1pcyCOu8UgYek-5Ka56x4GLQfnnVl29APuIYy1DO7DoTp3_MGew7a_SslUInhzQLlgMVBA05Kqs8ynG7n6oOBzGu5aioxGzr-MxoFinovkXQgk/s2048/IMG_8125.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwR7OmvU3zn61_O9eIK4DJUEFs1EDZ1pcyCOu8UgYek-5Ka56x4GLQfnnVl29APuIYy1DO7DoTp3_MGew7a_SslUInhzQLlgMVBA05Kqs8ynG7n6oOBzGu5aioxGzr-MxoFinovkXQgk/w400-h266/IMG_8125.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Jen and Me at a waterfall on an un-named tributary of Bubbling Spring Branch</b><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I had a fun day of hiking and waterfalling with Jen. <br /><br />The highlight of the day was finding Jen's favorite hiking stick that she had lost almost a week prior! <br /><br />The hiking, waterfalls, scenery, mushrooms, and fog were awesome as well and made for an amazing day!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgom97-YHK_jPfjj70hAdXiuucaaxro0rVPafNT14lJuK8hBc0xL1k55WJELCOlAQqvVE1GYp8lRCYIS9MBtT9GFDRwuyOwgs4j-xrVsUTnPDn0QacKaMP14mEo_E7u5OiEiAqWd3zUqtw/s2048/IMG_5926.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgom97-YHK_jPfjj70hAdXiuucaaxro0rVPafNT14lJuK8hBc0xL1k55WJELCOlAQqvVE1GYp8lRCYIS9MBtT9GFDRwuyOwgs4j-xrVsUTnPDn0QacKaMP14mEo_E7u5OiEiAqWd3zUqtw/w480-h640/IMG_5926.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We started with a short section of the Art Loeb trail that I had never done. </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-r5OLE_N8NMQqJrQejBrmGv2rjMB3Mo6PEK3Sw24G61YtmYEgseQCrSba6iobN7PPoH8cXOrnuiLj0go_TUnmAiHBWDGb6GW1P1iFIfUj4o5yXHMCZc5mMQaEJTkyQT7BW7bMQiRG1nE/s2048/IMG_5868.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhinoiGNiAoWYLMiGE-NZ2eQz0ySx5GbMXkhcUtI-qbCFrW5efXhyphenhyphenjOlKWiL9QZiSz7MM7L_BogvNoT6SDDB6HJCwl86-7QM5TO2APvLSgOBHUAnURBc4cm2HCks3sDSn-Tkl9ASwRHsAc/w400-h225/IMG_5895.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>Jen taking in the view</b><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br />After that we visited an off trail waterfall Jen had found on an unnamed tributary of Bubbling Springs Branch.</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80FzWYNYb5KlBrhcTIlN9OyqmkKTv75xlWWaHH_7iNcd0BEvsS4wwK7sjwvvUhcAldjS_1Vd2Tjqxnc4iiQDv4kbtaJ7LPQaR7UZaXSTPblJgoB1LrSiu5p54BcKJy5sDR5EkuCAmSPs/s2048/IMG_8082.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80FzWYNYb5KlBrhcTIlN9OyqmkKTv75xlWWaHH_7iNcd0BEvsS4wwK7sjwvvUhcAldjS_1Vd2Tjqxnc4iiQDv4kbtaJ7LPQaR7UZaXSTPblJgoB1LrSiu5p54BcKJy5sDR5EkuCAmSPs/w400-h266/IMG_8082.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Waterfall on Un-named Tributary of Bubbling Spring Branch</b></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySIXv6sGH4UP7ohH5v-iIPtF9u6QEDvFYO0zy1L6iyxw-5cgHtCiUshe2-OraJOD5AlJeVa58fcV_BCbCAjnMeyTFhDU2NiDptunLAhAV5DfDsX0g3PE_-jU7IDe19XJSdk9d0SXqnfQ/s2048/IMG_8103.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySIXv6sGH4UP7ohH5v-iIPtF9u6QEDvFYO0zy1L6iyxw-5cgHtCiUshe2-OraJOD5AlJeVa58fcV_BCbCAjnMeyTFhDU2NiDptunLAhAV5DfDsX0g3PE_-jU7IDe19XJSdk9d0SXqnfQ/w400-h266/IMG_8103.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Waterfall on Un-named Tributary of Bubbling Spring Branch</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">We finished up our day with a nice hike along the Mountains-to-Sea to visit Mount Hardy Falls!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHf_cSvafxh5L8RVsNa0uDEtcY0RFgip7ysOqGi0fM9P8Wqew0uIZuCn8j99PbcLQqJPB7Hhlfezyh-LlWQhk2yFj6ZSPs6T6XOc1tbgZ2nAP4FJixeamioSGJW_50UKf-EyEcLM26Kk/s2048/IMG_5965.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHf_cSvafxh5L8RVsNa0uDEtcY0RFgip7ysOqGi0fM9P8Wqew0uIZuCn8j99PbcLQqJPB7Hhlfezyh-LlWQhk2yFj6ZSPs6T6XOc1tbgZ2nAP4FJixeamioSGJW_50UKf-EyEcLM26Kk/w480-h640/IMG_5965.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Jen at Mount Hardy Falls</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMZP5lqowhz6Ccv9lpqCvwi1lTlhzXknyV1PiPxLdanLWX8AdnwDKtmtRWI2hQGxqtRbm0bB3u4bctySdG_QZ7PxzNPCQ9-ThJ2P3tzLyVFBkwWYtTjP_GJANGHwf9LoLffnL-XLjP_c/s2048/IMG_5953.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMZP5lqowhz6Ccv9lpqCvwi1lTlhzXknyV1PiPxLdanLWX8AdnwDKtmtRWI2hQGxqtRbm0bB3u4bctySdG_QZ7PxzNPCQ9-ThJ2P3tzLyVFBkwWYtTjP_GJANGHwf9LoLffnL-XLjP_c/w480-h640/IMG_5953.jpeg" width="480" /></a></b></div><b>Mount Hardy Falls</b><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMtQDr5IyanZDudY7cqxsRqnGMgOaqwevqev98xXKs_5lKWtwO7MAOcyVFQMhZooMn_uiRTSx4eSXb0M8uUt6fYHyCj5Pr629A02JHQWtQlIFwFrCni1G9EeJTP6vK6718E0CrTRin24/s2048/IMG_6017.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMtQDr5IyanZDudY7cqxsRqnGMgOaqwevqev98xXKs_5lKWtwO7MAOcyVFQMhZooMn_uiRTSx4eSXb0M8uUt6fYHyCj5Pr629A02JHQWtQlIFwFrCni1G9EeJTP6vK6718E0CrTRin24/w400-h300/IMG_6017.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Impromptu Team Waterfall Gathering at Burning Blush Brewery</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>L to R: Me, Amy, Jen, John, Shannon, Brenda, Wendell </b><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My complete set of photos is posted here:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719590828210">https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719590828210</a><br /></div></div>Jack Thyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742565089135399852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447020570455784314.post-1461501765221161772021-07-14T10:27:00.002-04:002021-07-14T10:27:20.522-04:002021-06-29 Rainy Day hike with Scott, Buck, and Lauren<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Rainy Day hike with Scott, Buck, and Lauren</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Shining Rock Wilderness Area</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Pisgah National Forest, NC</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thursday, June 29th, 2021</b></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDuDnmlqh-YtoVWW7juk6bilF7O04SbnhU78LrL6CClnfdhcpVOw_7rCzyF5nNkOzFUO6I0vHcwvlslcNjmc-OxFrEx9I444ELNohUADTPYgTwOXWQpLnbUzPEHwqjwDtB5ZPACohg9o/s2048/IMG_5858.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDuDnmlqh-YtoVWW7juk6bilF7O04SbnhU78LrL6CClnfdhcpVOw_7rCzyF5nNkOzFUO6I0vHcwvlslcNjmc-OxFrEx9I444ELNohUADTPYgTwOXWQpLnbUzPEHwqjwDtB5ZPACohg9o/w400-h300/IMG_5858.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Group Selfie at the end of a very wet hike</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>L to R: Me, Buck, Scott, Lauren</b><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> I had a very fun, but very wet day around the Shining Rock Wilderness area with the Professor and a few of his teacher friends! <div class="" dir="auto"><div class="ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="jsc_c_i0"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I started out with a Solo hike around the Black Balsam Knob / Tennent Mountain area which took care of my first change of dry clothes before even getting started on the primary hike of the day!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wrs0LA95NQHEjE-0o9ntJVLL28zhYX2czMbc-l60LkpxoZ-uk8dAq67oVmkRjO2Ug2z7djVkx65a7s9cgs7Ozf31e_x8scJlilWCk42Q687UxKtxBSZo2ClL4_ViYxiaTwHhkVFi67U/w400-h300/IMG_5823.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>Fogged in at the Summit of Tennent Mountain</b></div><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQKrY_Q-t2UdXVVgSaAaX255UQZ5u-jtO8KJIVHEhhfv0E_CjYHlMYShypzrud5j5ROxMs1MbOoIAGF2zg8-In4BJzWDhgbcLJj-MFx0HZyuCUQvuS_-hcQB_zcVqaGPj7IzBk1pH91_I/s2048/IMG_5827.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQKrY_Q-t2UdXVVgSaAaX255UQZ5u-jtO8KJIVHEhhfv0E_CjYHlMYShypzrud5j5ROxMs1MbOoIAGF2zg8-In4BJzWDhgbcLJj-MFx0HZyuCUQvuS_-hcQB_zcVqaGPj7IzBk1pH91_I/w400-h300/IMG_5827.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>Heading up Black Balsam Knob</b><br /></div></span><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">For the main hike ran a shuttle starting from the Devils Courthouse parking area and ending where Flat Laurel Creek joins the West Fork of the Pigeon River. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">The day went nothing like we had planned with the 30% rain forecast turning into 100% rain 100% of the time we were out there!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">The views were all fogged in and my camera/cell phone stayed in a dry bag for most of the day. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">However there sure was a lot of laughter which makes for a perfect day despite less than perfect conditions!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6na3273XVv8W7Gl72K3R_tqYOrwYagCRUqjdnjPl755ReOy3nTxPqfFrhOc2TeG1mBH9uvFxOQrIXZDO0aqBpQBThBr9N6gL5DTJPga5jsQzZmGVoQUO9RQ4Ubq4N80G7p3FE61FsmsA/w400-h300/IMG_5841.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>Four Went In</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>L to R: Me, Scott, Buck, Lauren</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpAVVHAzp-KFIQsPhgIKa8ThUp7RpUg6XPwZLY_xdI-ieHLljg46Goi5AlwtdQ5qG8rU1WWv_1HSLmDpXRfplzvns3lFGHA1hNfNGW3A9BrIG85gq6HsBIYkudgm8R8WEWrYx1E2IVi1k/s2048/IMG_5829.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpAVVHAzp-KFIQsPhgIKa8ThUp7RpUg6XPwZLY_xdI-ieHLljg46Goi5AlwtdQ5qG8rU1WWv_1HSLmDpXRfplzvns3lFGHA1hNfNGW3A9BrIG85gq6HsBIYkudgm8R8WEWrYx1E2IVi1k/w400-h300/IMG_5829.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>View of Sam Knob from the Flat Laurel Creek Trail</b><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn19DxTpCdfcKX73mDrEO0lMsdtoMNkzvMFCWFAsuwoZuzgy3RgZT4xuSnBImOxAKx6PQFZNXMGLUOaet1FRaAvm5iVG-XelpOFYJKB4vbt6kjGrSHE5M1TtYa6QcbyN7jc_wRZA3pmH4/w400-h300/IMG_5853.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>Macon County Middle School's finest at the end of the hike</b><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I really enjoyed meeting Lauren for the first time and being part of her first bushwhacking experience!</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">My complete set of photos is posted here:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719541209916">https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719541209916 </a><br /></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Jack Thyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742565089135399852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447020570455784314.post-47476397873911910892021-07-14T10:05:00.007-04:002021-07-14T10:05:34.080-04:002021-06-25 Rim of the Gap with Kyle and Sammy<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Rim of the Gap with Kyle and Sammy</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jones Gap State Park</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Greenville County, SC</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Friday, June 25th, 2021</b></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLyGr72SNe0uE09j3p1Xsv0pVAgqjEivuNSNEqZ4_goJlpE5VCPrIHYu3POYVIvNqLlvUdF3EdH-HsjZsFp0Ur0XmNahv5AXB_D2QvuMEhrccbWenG7kpArB0Vbw7ue2EG6PvebHcjoM/s2048/IMG_5740.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLyGr72SNe0uE09j3p1Xsv0pVAgqjEivuNSNEqZ4_goJlpE5VCPrIHYu3POYVIvNqLlvUdF3EdH-HsjZsFp0Ur0XmNahv5AXB_D2QvuMEhrccbWenG7kpArB0Vbw7ue2EG6PvebHcjoM/w400-h300/IMG_5740.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Group Selfie along the Rim of the Gap Trail</b><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I was able to convince Kyle to take a break from the farm and join me for a hike along the Rim of the Gap Trail at Jones Gap State Park, SC</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpjPkTGLQRgji5c6Tn1stjUedkI9Lvz6IS8J1SEJUOZI_cOUQlTwqek-toiUzt2KmWXD6hstrXygVLu5Bbg4aKVIiYXDFgpiFyCnYfmx5sLhKlCrXHpInQnyli4tAj8QiIToaJdwrWC8/s2048/IMG_5710.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpjPkTGLQRgji5c6Tn1stjUedkI9Lvz6IS8J1SEJUOZI_cOUQlTwqek-toiUzt2KmWXD6hstrXygVLu5Bbg4aKVIiYXDFgpiFyCnYfmx5sLhKlCrXHpInQnyli4tAj8QiIToaJdwrWC8/w400-h300/IMG_5710.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>View from the Rim of the Gap</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRF3xAlVeUvySEAdoUq2BLGlikXHNgxTFEhyAAVqy1Gq6x2yle1fG72o88hUkY_8nt-LGQvb646KPkoGApzhPg_9lh1R8vdO0oYdZvat3aiZpWnggIbN_2q2eu-bgASlgcq8TlUf9F7zo/s2048/IMG_5726.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRF3xAlVeUvySEAdoUq2BLGlikXHNgxTFEhyAAVqy1Gq6x2yle1fG72o88hUkY_8nt-LGQvb646KPkoGApzhPg_9lh1R8vdO0oYdZvat3aiZpWnggIbN_2q2eu-bgASlgcq8TlUf9F7zo/w400-h300/IMG_5726.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>Sammy at Weight Watchers Rock</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvIBZzyGugr42C_n6eeRUzllRwWV6LjzC4Z9JPdqh_E_4FG1H7Ej8-FlYN3N4Hqtr2VVXgm2LBVgo6nvsxrJuQBBgviSzcEpwN5EnJTtVlNwHqC7ltyJ2GNBKA3l34djlmTB2kXC6E5I/s2048/IMG_5734.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvIBZzyGugr42C_n6eeRUzllRwWV6LjzC4Z9JPdqh_E_4FG1H7Ej8-FlYN3N4Hqtr2VVXgm2LBVgo6nvsxrJuQBBgviSzcEpwN5EnJTtVlNwHqC7ltyJ2GNBKA3l34djlmTB2kXC6E5I/w400-h300/IMG_5734.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>Sammy and Kyle along the Rim of the Gap</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjtdGvgANNAi5oraoA_nkFdhmfH6uJIO7oiKO39reuzKnVMUwAVuAIQjuICVbJlCsrAKfgLlp4bEmRaXiA1rq90AfMk1NqTb5WJCSWTOs_AjAdu0EuDLs4tFZZGslWqQnMLjBuY0RUjU/s2048/IMG_5769.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1482" data-original-width="2048" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMaWWJ7SqLoIU75UcUOApI41aI2579C68l9db2MZ5cIaxgVV0vUcMo0o1h3WzYieL9y3hxglTn1ZnElCUeJonq1J9jTdbzxG4-UVkF0RLjoYyuJyM_X1DuJ8rpEgC5IdMfqOQn25Mo_A/w400-h290/IMG_5796.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>Sammy</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMOUZdrokPYb-Mf4t-oDouRAeiJXa5zVQUVVAqgA8xQ08KsZ-0BjTjBxQ7-B0Go8P1CPpzJwlmEM5BEVWqZ0m4eYY-qfLYHwSjqou18g94Gezsl-G1VHdxdsOOSdYKau8pArOQf31YVQ/s2048/IMG_5810.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="2048" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMOUZdrokPYb-Mf4t-oDouRAeiJXa5zVQUVVAqgA8xQ08KsZ-0BjTjBxQ7-B0Go8P1CPpzJwlmEM5BEVWqZ0m4eYY-qfLYHwSjqou18g94Gezsl-G1VHdxdsOOSdYKau8pArOQf31YVQ/w400-h275/IMG_5810.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>Snake along the trail</b><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">My complete set of photos is posted here:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719590716030">https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719590716030</a> <br /></div>Jack Thyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742565089135399852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447020570455784314.post-49031116648745916372021-07-03T05:51:00.008-04:002021-07-03T05:51:32.123-04:002021-06-21 Shining Rock Wilderness Solo Hike<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Shining Rock Wilderness Area Solo Hike<br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Haywood County, NC <br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>June 21st, 2021</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are a few photos from one of my Solo Hikes around the Shining Rock Wilderness area.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyEXyE2-fKJaJ4UQcLw0Chv3f5654pl8SZNueKduuyQkBBbcyRDs0h74HNaCcuMIKYG_-TGRNhFlImZ2vUqNXyfQxpdql76SQ7WH4UM7NdOFL5WoN2d1lIXDcyJlEwuHW1MurZ2jm6P4E/w480-h640/IMG_5659.jpeg" width="480" /></a></b></div><b>Skinny Dip Falls</b><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My complete set of photos is posted here:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719493959456">https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719493959456</a><br /></div>Jack Thyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742565089135399852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447020570455784314.post-26748149725891647122021-06-20T05:59:00.004-04:002021-06-20T05:59:47.321-04:002021-06-12 High Falls on the Tuckasegee<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>High Falls on the West Fork of the Tuckasegee River</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jackson County, NC</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>with Darrin, Bob, and Sean</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Saturday, June 12th, 2021</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Darrin (aka The Salmon) heard about some awesome swimming holes on the West Fork of the Tuckaseegee River, so we decided to check them out for today's Team Waterfall Adventure.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLt_c5R0btBxUF7zCfgcmOcClpI3r0FjPbfBvTDH6ORQrM3Be8kd2M0X5sOOFL93VO3jE0PpuN37EqxaG4tX_THrOc0C-9FcByUD-KbCOkoONGPPL4XSSrTw_0f_0LKfmRKdPEZzveh4Y/s2048/IMG_5504.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLt_c5R0btBxUF7zCfgcmOcClpI3r0FjPbfBvTDH6ORQrM3Be8kd2M0X5sOOFL93VO3jE0PpuN37EqxaG4tX_THrOc0C-9FcByUD-KbCOkoONGPPL4XSSrTw_0f_0LKfmRKdPEZzveh4Y/w400-h300/IMG_5504.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b><b> </b></div><div><b>Salmon Jump just downstream from High Falls</b></div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaHCAk24Pv-JcMIquxv9wy06oin8yms6LvXQaFQaCxdjQ9szcydW2iQWAiFV8sNKEhnVlIq8WDFJmxh6-w8d-MxNCa0ZzDjoc4WbFUrkjCNPKZbAW09dSkAmQwJNMTTdYwBXMrJJ3D8g/s2048/IMG_5507.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQeqzAnsbbxYszp3329n_NNCXVx_q2MCl1AmrJKp5ac7BBMPAcKv2iukWoH_FFSVydh-GZfQ8DTp48RNShziqnub6k3Ed1eIxlipCosN9tSzxCkVD2EYT7MvFp4cqxCnu5UGuBnrIByD4/w480-h640/IMG_5501.jpeg" width="480" /></a></b></div><b>Bob at Thurston Hatcher Falls</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">We finished up our day of waterfalls and fun at Serenity Falls (aka First Falls).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjznm1oPDeAG7syrqZ1gdJbF2BI0donfAmsQ0QFfqvIqk811uFtwSt6P9Xhnk75ADFJb3YIfRMvLI3Qe3hWGCsz7Gg0NW7txFaOF1zzwZ6z367F84E5agBKwOUNjd-gQGBBk6t7LgoW998/s2048/IMG_5551.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjznm1oPDeAG7syrqZ1gdJbF2BI0donfAmsQ0QFfqvIqk811uFtwSt6P9Xhnk75ADFJb3YIfRMvLI3Qe3hWGCsz7Gg0NW7txFaOF1zzwZ6z367F84E5agBKwOUNjd-gQGBBk6t7LgoW998/w400-h300/IMG_5551.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Serenity Falls</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYeiWkpTbi0G8VZ8YFWAco9UD0BXdWJgPiULuEQCeK-izGNX3haDxzoOq7eMUk2LqAN90c5pWMRo2rmep-e2ciOTEQ7EuxeXbzqgowoo3_pwaQzim0TeXV1VJfzwCWWD0209rN0ZJ3dHQ/w400-h300/IMG_5573.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>The Salmon checking out some potholes below Serenity Falls</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIzhBsVK2BMKPHuknvXr4wYeuAcjsr4p04b8WEtF2rPnZ33NAeq8noZYzaU-v06xO_JsMhj0bg2bo9HYOtbPbN3v812XWWgewIIhML992XSNH9B-8eEbr0MKk4QQoya3SEuTR26O4UdM/s2048/IMG_5583.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIzhBsVK2BMKPHuknvXr4wYeuAcjsr4p04b8WEtF2rPnZ33NAeq8noZYzaU-v06xO_JsMhj0bg2bo9HYOtbPbN3v812XWWgewIIhML992XSNH9B-8eEbr0MKk4QQoya3SEuTR26O4UdM/w400-h300/IMG_5583.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>Four came out and enjoyed a few brews at Whiteside Brewing Company</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><div> </div><div>My complete set of photos is posted here:</div><div><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719420628341">https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719420628341</a> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Jack Thyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742565089135399852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447020570455784314.post-40440786029555482712021-06-16T07:00:00.005-04:002021-06-16T07:00:39.256-04:002021-06-06 DuPont State Forest with Jackie and Bob<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>DuPont State Forest</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hooker Falls and Wintergreen Falls</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Transylvania County, NC</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>with Amy, Jackie and Bob</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sunday, June 6th, 2021</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Our friends Jackie and Bob came up to visit Amy and Me at our new home in Mills River, NC. We decided to take them over to DuPont State Forest for a bit of hiking.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We started the morning at Hooker Falls for a little warm up hike before the crowds arrived.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK19Lq5yp_xHFdWZtSSOfJHIgYoTNZkPmJi9IWJS1eaauHawuT1gBtNmxS-TRTjngZF1aFqATuqLauj5GCATJQksgVJqcEV2XXurF8ZrCF6Nei_jEYNxveZiy80VafdoEJzykP0HVUJ-k/s2048/IMG_5362.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK19Lq5yp_xHFdWZtSSOfJHIgYoTNZkPmJi9IWJS1eaauHawuT1gBtNmxS-TRTjngZF1aFqATuqLauj5GCATJQksgVJqcEV2XXurF8ZrCF6Nei_jEYNxveZiy80VafdoEJzykP0HVUJ-k/w400-h300/IMG_5362.jpeg" width="400" /><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Hooker Falls</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIISKS7acdz0v3PCFTcHn0qfXp_uahQBNXP0I98A01uNE4fBYJ-KQRQz6XWj9O0Fl6AnqhWrKcFn71fBsBfklRQmSPXCqnsPMwAmJaMnDnuHwikPvtLgHRoB0CVaBxYDoEgQTPBFsplBE/s2048/IMG_1881.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIISKS7acdz0v3PCFTcHn0qfXp_uahQBNXP0I98A01uNE4fBYJ-KQRQz6XWj9O0Fl6AnqhWrKcFn71fBsBfklRQmSPXCqnsPMwAmJaMnDnuHwikPvtLgHRoB0CVaBxYDoEgQTPBFsplBE/w480-h640/IMG_1881.jpeg" width="480" /></a> </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: small;">Jackie and Bob at Hooker Falls</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeed1ItC4IlD9c74yP3zT2RfpMeXOxF0nuDEvSGLBJHwsF7T3uKO6Bzzm7Hk6enpM8T662LiisJu-b2d7i8tzLPB8nrj4PmuAWneO5a-F4tO8VgvdpZe00-CDZoiRA_IdH8Fjs1VUzyg/s2048/IMG_1876.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeed1ItC4IlD9c74yP3zT2RfpMeXOxF0nuDEvSGLBJHwsF7T3uKO6Bzzm7Hk6enpM8T662LiisJu-b2d7i8tzLPB8nrj4PmuAWneO5a-F4tO8VgvdpZe00-CDZoiRA_IdH8Fjs1VUzyg/w400-h300/IMG_1876.jpeg" width="400" /></a> </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">With My Love! </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div></div><p>Other than a few fishermen, we had Hooker Falls mostly to ourselves for a little while.</p><div style="text-align: left;">Large herds of humans were starting to arrive as we were finishing up our hike, so we decided to save Triple Falls and High Falls for another time. Instead we moved on to a less populated area of the forest and enjoyed a nice hike to Wintergreen Falls.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">We had this one to ourselves for the entire time were were there!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjho2u7USKKGzxEmEMrkKVWPPMia7TujmUGaW9ncct_eGaiaI14i2wSE7aKG2qIh5pFR-B91BF8q8qK46QRhb0qvoZSVl0kFny4tGWrYXR8PViv5C8v78gcGfPHkwhy9Izmt9lyKz60MVU/s2048/IMG_5367.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjho2u7USKKGzxEmEMrkKVWPPMia7TujmUGaW9ncct_eGaiaI14i2wSE7aKG2qIh5pFR-B91BF8q8qK46QRhb0qvoZSVl0kFny4tGWrYXR8PViv5C8v78gcGfPHkwhy9Izmt9lyKz60MVU/w400-h300/IMG_5367.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Mountain Laurel in Full Bloom at Wintergreen Falls</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwUVjqUp7lwrOfAGyRC-g5-xYCUN11QuNS1FqZ8YAsATGyNf0U4dvsQGGGmCaISNUIGjuQgT08W5QV1erxvVhnIMGJomF1lCE8_YfPZiC_xLaYifrw6MHpgz6RtE_re3FDnebL_S9UuI/s2048/IMG_5375.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwUVjqUp7lwrOfAGyRC-g5-xYCUN11QuNS1FqZ8YAsATGyNf0U4dvsQGGGmCaISNUIGjuQgT08W5QV1erxvVhnIMGJomF1lCE8_YfPZiC_xLaYifrw6MHpgz6RtE_re3FDnebL_S9UuI/w400-h300/IMG_5375.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>Amy, Bob, and Jackie at Wintergreen Falls</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9wVZa1WnL13h-prubRButSbZVAICn2Goq2uCOVciThYbwfDCY_lasQtLlFyjvkcyXRhTs9Rxx9Pie1lD_9KeSYZ0hUdQLiO5iJd7yGa07pQ_PmBzuAasptw-J2dYNeveEiBKXzlMuCI/s2048/IMG_5380.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9wVZa1WnL13h-prubRButSbZVAICn2Goq2uCOVciThYbwfDCY_lasQtLlFyjvkcyXRhTs9Rxx9Pie1lD_9KeSYZ0hUdQLiO5iJd7yGa07pQ_PmBzuAasptw-J2dYNeveEiBKXzlMuCI/w400-h300/IMG_5380.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>Wintergreen Falls</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbopJoV6OFT72O9_ZauYR2-VRfCdAB4wUCq2ceiMjgYTAwAX_PA3JpGlxpikGAKeLW9HO3IXJJiQwoN3cMeA28qBLH3mJVdSo0ncU8qkQ93zsvcKx8R2FPqAo4RHq4lW-z9zz1zCgQX0/s2048/IMG_5387.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbopJoV6OFT72O9_ZauYR2-VRfCdAB4wUCq2ceiMjgYTAwAX_PA3JpGlxpikGAKeLW9HO3IXJJiQwoN3cMeA28qBLH3mJVdSo0ncU8qkQ93zsvcKx8R2FPqAo4RHq4lW-z9zz1zCgQX0/w400-h300/IMG_5387.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>Amy and Jackie at Wintergreen Falls</b><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">My complete set of photos is posted here:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719427731537">https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719427731537 </a><br /></div>Jack Thyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742565089135399852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447020570455784314.post-24782677989512088342021-06-13T06:51:00.005-04:002021-06-13T06:51:37.066-04:002021-06-03 Grayson Highlands / Mount Rogers - Day 2 and 3<div style="text-align: left;"> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mount Rogers National Recreation Area and</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Grayson Highlands State Park, VA</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>With Professor Scott Burns</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Day 2 & 3 - June 3rd and 4th, 2021</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">For day two of our Virginia Highlands camping trip, the weather forecast called from rain on and off throughout the day. <br /><br />Rather than one long adventure, we planned a series of short hikes throughout the day: <br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">1. Cabin Creek Trail</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipm94SjCN0rbeZaS38LYHZr5JXNS3Tf57j0MUNDLK38DFiex6jUwfleeeZS0-nC7l4q-OPTurp3QhxfRPkRChT3rpYD8YBLIZFaAInlf35nsn2bXQE0K-P0vaa6mZTPr4mFW6Deucqq-4/s2048/IMG_5121.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipm94SjCN0rbeZaS38LYHZr5JXNS3Tf57j0MUNDLK38DFiex6jUwfleeeZS0-nC7l4q-OPTurp3QhxfRPkRChT3rpYD8YBLIZFaAInlf35nsn2bXQE0K-P0vaa6mZTPr4mFW6Deucqq-4/w400-h300/IMG_5121.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Professor at the Cabin Creek Trailhead</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqo8L9djfmCpixwmD3e3jnMFLu_7dPeds12KBvK2QbCkf8olNrxc0hcc1H5eY9EMHSEW5A6PkTPvQLqGYdUZjBsCkiyFvqWDhB7_nvu6KuffYyeFSkPc6YxqmHUjreA6nae1hdhCvBZLI/s2048/IMG_5129.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqo8L9djfmCpixwmD3e3jnMFLu_7dPeds12KBvK2QbCkf8olNrxc0hcc1H5eY9EMHSEW5A6PkTPvQLqGYdUZjBsCkiyFvqWDhB7_nvu6KuffYyeFSkPc6YxqmHUjreA6nae1hdhCvBZLI/w400-h300/IMG_5129.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>Lower Cabin Creek Falls</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9hx81xLz5u99Jkhrh2rFrP12mVs26r9bFQel41wfx3-pZIleXol_Zi1W9pmlQros2mDWc9JHCAa-uCpxwACX_AOskfXiMK_CThEjGoy4vqu1CpYRmZ87JZID4x-z0cBYF1s0f5ev-pk/s2048/IMG_5153.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9hx81xLz5u99Jkhrh2rFrP12mVs26r9bFQel41wfx3-pZIleXol_Zi1W9pmlQros2mDWc9JHCAa-uCpxwACX_AOskfXiMK_CThEjGoy4vqu1CpYRmZ87JZID4x-z0cBYF1s0f5ev-pk/w480-h640/IMG_5153.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>The Professor at the top of Lower Cabin Creek Falls</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJM5TN5OoaU6Rcd0DgsjA2kKuvwb5B6__ig8SFH3x_3897Mtsi9DYtZ9OGuNZEZ43h6Os-ZdeZe58R9nHtCALlabDe6lxKE74VHlDoBS6UBSXXUSLI_ZkjPVYvX70ImMLnxEReo7WtjU/s2048/IMG_5165.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJM5TN5OoaU6Rcd0DgsjA2kKuvwb5B6__ig8SFH3x_3897Mtsi9DYtZ9OGuNZEZ43h6Os-ZdeZe58R9nHtCALlabDe6lxKE74VHlDoBS6UBSXXUSLI_ZkjPVYvX70ImMLnxEReo7WtjU/w400-h300/IMG_5165.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>Upper Cabin Creek Falls<br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">2. Listening Rock Trail<br /></span></b><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGWLLZHXnMcN1j_mcTgmby53hyVwbfv5VUkEC_WUkt7roeWUOYsVaSwjoGWirpNLUoY5WlOSm2UpWm7tPKz2OFiLP9iuQfba1kZW7LQgnQCfjKNWZrJqC31XFEqUODlYN8ybm0LD7aRM/s2048/IMG_5167.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGWLLZHXnMcN1j_mcTgmby53hyVwbfv5VUkEC_WUkt7roeWUOYsVaSwjoGWirpNLUoY5WlOSm2UpWm7tPKz2OFiLP9iuQfba1kZW7LQgnQCfjKNWZrJqC31XFEqUODlYN8ybm0LD7aRM/w480-h640/IMG_5167.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div></div>The Professor at the Listening Rock Trailhead</b></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3JAbgkJTufUKhLEDcDAyl9cPeuADi8oblRNf3jJdZBoy8t-T1TyI7F3RAT2kS1b9_Iu6TdamRW7LumpnhBcNSPbHj-iFwFeFA5Mb-WdScy4i1FD7_b8bHDGD5TGTI1VasFo0i_9WVXyo/s2048/IMG_5168.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Twin Pinnacles Trail</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMsPLYrDQyA3B-isZDubp28tejg2PMieRahnoP1str1-Q-P-j_QwjYzXb4Xb_vgRBkMucHzjURb-v9zSIdlqbEniktH7Z2IEc4Ct-E-dAH45HeccU_X0vPumCb4ZLtdgVHM5K8jry0sA/s2048/IMG_5210.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMsPLYrDQyA3B-isZDubp28tejg2PMieRahnoP1str1-Q-P-j_QwjYzXb4Xb_vgRBkMucHzjURb-v9zSIdlqbEniktH7Z2IEc4Ct-E-dAH45HeccU_X0vPumCb4ZLtdgVHM5K8jry0sA/w400-h300/IMG_5210.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>At the Twin Pinnacles Trailhead</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1q3j58MWQpka1xEAZM7mTd77f3n2UlO0IjVyL4oVL5mQrvwoMBaaHafR8nVshwYbvYWJMt8hTShg04-qrIHx4ELgxLyLAGA_esYgFBB4DZN_T2wyRosGX2uGVW0_aGg-vR7RSMqBJUI/s2048/IMG_5217.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlVTG12XM8a5u1wklcmOHwSUsnn_ljfw2KCg-PqzsPtfDXv2wSzVTbMMebCmlAJwYInf9bZYe_0xSQFlb4xkfrm-172p7kofQ5af8p7Lrt9kGYyWQDjSyKRd8u8zvOSGf9TL3FW_YVaM/w480-h640/IMG_5234.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>The Professor on Little Pinnacle</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdPHkNKHaEgva02pHJk9A5gKoytSpxmovsFWGxNl4phsC2wkZ5DDjCWtJh2hZ_zrDHtXMwZCgefJz1dUAljC2vfJ5BaHarmZGczNO6ksC_7t0j8ecYtyJjiymFUNoQX0g9g74Sx3D7aQ/s2048/IMG_5243.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdPHkNKHaEgva02pHJk9A5gKoytSpxmovsFWGxNl4phsC2wkZ5DDjCWtJh2hZ_zrDHtXMwZCgefJz1dUAljC2vfJ5BaHarmZGczNO6ksC_7t0j8ecYtyJjiymFUNoQX0g9g74Sx3D7aQ/w400-h300/IMG_5243.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>The Professor catches a chill on Big Pinnacle <br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">4. Rock House Ridge Trail</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tRR4tHTGjUubZd2dbtkv2XysmI-Pf3u1d3cCumCJokpeybSjBDQJ9qN1mZLdWM8R7Tx4cnXEBgdhD1TaCJITW14CY2bzFjYWLz9aI3vbWZsRyzWFC2GHVBbu4KwyUxzsJ6tfRS4QGaU/s2048/IMG_5254.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tRR4tHTGjUubZd2dbtkv2XysmI-Pf3u1d3cCumCJokpeybSjBDQJ9qN1mZLdWM8R7Tx4cnXEBgdhD1TaCJITW14CY2bzFjYWLz9aI3vbWZsRyzWFC2GHVBbu4KwyUxzsJ6tfRS4QGaU/w400-h300/IMG_5254.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></span></b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">The Professor taking a break along the Rock House Ridge Trail</span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Grayson Highlands Wilburn Ridge area </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinAU56WFbM6YxBt1xvwUWLzWAZoLM6k2FEpZKikyhSQYBTWBjRLvGlSzTPjcnbmAOPe17UFbwf7suNSVrI5eR7gSs2w9w39POOOagHeusINu8raekQ2BI4ZUDyqt9itR8paFRrulATqCU/s2048/IMG_5290.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinAU56WFbM6YxBt1xvwUWLzWAZoLM6k2FEpZKikyhSQYBTWBjRLvGlSzTPjcnbmAOPe17UFbwf7suNSVrI5eR7gSs2w9w39POOOagHeusINu8raekQ2BI4ZUDyqt9itR8paFRrulATqCU/w400-h300/IMG_5290.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></b></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Wild Ponies of Grayson Highlands</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrI9ywe1Rx-gCCW4MruPy8joMpUfFJkKhmgkzletBRtIr6HAXOeqjj1GkYANYE23UDHR5L-QZsXeBwEgGA63KBkmB-4QcXs-XOndLBQuH94p6jQEt1_gRrt2xIAg6e7w8pALzI2IWde8/w400-h300/IMG_5097.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>We saw more 4-legged animals than 2-legged animals</div><div style="text-align: center;">here are a couple of the more attractive ones from the 2-legged variety</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiil5sGHGY02oAfgsVgc7V1TmhBjXEx55SKWqUL7vmAarI8y3ScyV20U98rFsr7Ch0YcZz6k8nFzv_0tl5a9uNMv9ywqalNSYvFYUNFnhRpDsld39-qMiDLIllnG36IBFySmVpyxlWn3Gg/s2048/IMG_5040.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiil5sGHGY02oAfgsVgc7V1TmhBjXEx55SKWqUL7vmAarI8y3ScyV20U98rFsr7Ch0YcZz6k8nFzv_0tl5a9uNMv9ywqalNSYvFYUNFnhRpDsld39-qMiDLIllnG36IBFySmVpyxlWn3Gg/w400-h300/IMG_5040.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwDEhMRH9SZDfNFJhO0-n0_M1A8aFGcFyc_SWK-WscFD1qGdLlU_zNQyQ0Uu8La6PKoPwQJqwmayv2mg8R_NolHQN_d4LSNtTySrYxmnqc8GOS3bDeZcjE7joRtxWLOrVfWuYXipIJ_M/s2048/IMG_5037.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwDEhMRH9SZDfNFJhO0-n0_M1A8aFGcFyc_SWK-WscFD1qGdLlU_zNQyQ0Uu8La6PKoPwQJqwmayv2mg8R_NolHQN_d4LSNtTySrYxmnqc8GOS3bDeZcjE7joRtxWLOrVfWuYXipIJ_M/w400-h300/IMG_5037.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">My complete set of photos is posted here:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719392307787">https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157719392307787</a> <br /></div>Jack Thyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742565089135399852noreply@blogger.com0