by eandl | Oct 21, 2010 | Travel
After the long Wallace Falls hike, we continued down Highway 2 and did some shorter hikes (read: downhill scrambles) to several other roadside falls along Deception Creek and the Tye River. A few of these waterfalls were along a little nature trail near the Deception...
by eandl | Oct 20, 2010 | Travel
After a hearty breakfast at the Original Pancake House in Kirkland on Saturday morning, our first stop was the longest hike of the day—5.5 miles RT for four waterfalls at Wallace Falls State Park. The trail started off pretty flat and after a half mile, we came upon...
by eandl | Oct 18, 2010 | Travel
It’s always nice to be able to get away to the NC (or VA) mountains for at least one weekend in the fall. Although the first day was very sunny – great for hiking but not so good for waterfall photography – we had some cloud cover on Sunday, so Eric...
by eandl | Oct 14, 2010 | Canine, Travel
Last weekend we had planned a drive up to Blowing Rock for a little waterfall hiking due to heavy rainfall in NC the week before. Due to extraordinary circumstances, we also brought our friend’s dog, Pasha, along for the trip. We are used to the way Riesling...
by eandl | Oct 13, 2010 | Travel
Once we knew that my brother Ryan and his girlfriend April were going to join us on this trip, I started looking for a place we could share to help keep the costs down. We knew that staying in the park would keep us closer to everything* so Yosemite West was the best...