Pieter Path Part 1 – Prologue Prologue Many, many years after I heard about the Pieterpad for the first time, I am finally going to hike the most famous long-distance walk in the Netherlands! We left home just over 9 am and arrived in Pieterburen around 2:30 pm. With public transportation, we took the bus […]
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From Defense to Delight, Fort Everdingen and Het Spoel Somewhere in The Netherlands A Spring Walk Through Dutch History It was a beautiful spring day, so my friend and I decided to visit some lovely nearby spots: Fort Everdingen and Het Spoel. The first thing that caught our eye was the lush, flowering floodplains along
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From the Road to Home South Dakota A Two-Day Journey North May 1, 2022 ∼ 760 mi ∼ 12 hrs From Franklin, NC, we drove for two days to Watertown, SD. The first leg was a long, 760-mile drive to Galesburg, IL, where we stayed at the Best Western Prairie Inn. The weather was perfect
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Our Stay in Franklin, NC North Carolina Driving to Franklin, NC April 17, 2022 ∼ 114 mi ∼ 2.5 hrs After leaving Greeneville, TN, it was only a 2.5-hour drive to Franklin, South Carolina. We arrived at our Airbnb right after check-in, but the drive up to the parking lot was an adventure. The cottage
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Great Smoky Mountains NP – Day 2 North Carolina April 2022 The Sacred Heart of the Smokies April 28, 2022 1.43 mi 0:31:29 hrs 58 °F Six days later, we went back to the Smoky Mountains to try some new trails. We started with the steep, half-mile climb up to Kuwohi, which was formerly called
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Hiking the Appalachian Trail to Siler Bald North Carolina Siler Bald, The Crown of the Nantahala We had an amazing day hiking. After a steady and sometimes challenging climb along another part of the famous Appalachian Trail, we finally reached the “top of the world” for lunch. We made it to Siler Bald, a beautiful
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Great Smoky Mountains NP – Day 1 North Carolina April 2022 Exploring the Heart of the Smokies One of the main reasons we chose to stay in Franklin, NC, was its proximity to the Oconaluftee entrance of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which was just under an hour’s drive from our Airbnb. The Smokies truly
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Our Stay in Greeneville, TN Tennessee A Mountain Sanctuary in Greeneville, TN April 11, 2022 2.13 mi 0:41:57 hrs 70 °F We arrived just outside Greeneville, Tennessee, and settled into a newly refurbished mountain cabin. Hemmes was happy here. For the first time since last August in Lily, SD, he could safely explore while we
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Hiking the Appalachian Trail from Allen Gap, TN Tennessee A Short But Tough Stretch on the Appalachian NST On this beautiful day, we hiked a short section of the Appalachian Trail. We began at the Allen Gap trailhead and followed the ridge through the Cherokee National Forest, right on the Tennessee-North Carolina border. The scenery
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My Short Cut Hike up Chuckey Mountain Tennessee Our Attempt to Climb Chuckey Mountain We planned to hike two miles up Chuckey Mountain in the Cherokee National Forest, following the Meadow Creek Mountain Trail. However, once we started, it was clear the mountain had other plans for us. Our first challenge was taking off our
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