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February, 2010
Hello all! My sincere apologies for a long term absence. It's been a challenge to find the time for blogging over the last couple months, because so much has been going on! I have recently returned from a winter expedition among the Mountain Highlands of North Carolina and Tennessee. Friends - Will, Kenny, Chris - and I ventured to the Overmountain Victory Trail at the base of Yellow Mountain in Avery, North Carolina. With 2 1/2 feet of snow already on the ground (and more falling!) we snowshoed 2 miles to the Overmountain Shelter, a converted barn and Thru-hiker favorite. Snowshoeing was a real adventure, a first for all of us! It was a real challenge, physically, but so much fun! Over the course of our trip, we experienced hellacious weather: 24 mph winds, -1 degrees, 6 foot snow drifts, and more. We also saw snow-layered valleys, ice-laden trees, and luminous skies. In short, it was a blast!
(Kenny and I ready for the trek!)
(Ice Glob)
Keep a watchful eye on the horizon! Many more photos and videos to come!
TOTALLY AWESOME!!! What a great way to spend a winter weekend!
ReplyDeleteWas loads of fun, Tray! By the way, I'm sending you Lionheart soon. My sincere apologies for taking so long. I got to read pieces of it, and I LOVED the movie, but with my never-ending line up of books to read for school, I'm never going to get around to finishing it. Such an inspiring story, though. I've shared it with some of my students!
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