Southeastern backpacking, camping, climbing, hiking and snowboarding.
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 10th, 2008
Ummm, I have to say I’m not disappointed, but aren’t we usually well into the drought by now? That’s not to say it won’t get bad before the summer’s over, but it’s not near as dry as expected. Even if we didn’t have the rains we’ve been getting, the humidity alone is enough to keep [...]
Posted in Outdoor Gear, Uncategorized on Jun 27th, 2008
REI Camping/Hiking Gear Shop on Campnpost
I have been slack about posting recently but have been working behind the scenes on some new features we will be adding to campnpost. It is a store catalog powered by Rei and there affiliate program run through AvantLink which will be centered around camping and hiking. This functionality will [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 3rd, 2008
Here are a bunch of snapshots from our last trip up to Lake Santeetlah taken during the off time when we weren’t hiking. As you can see there is plently for us to do when we are feeling lazy. Notice the picture of the kids kissing as they were making up. Can you guess which [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 30th, 2008
Any of you who have taken Jenkins Meadows up in the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest in the middle of the summer can appreciate a well maintained trail. Part of a good trail is not having to bushwack your way through miles of weeds to find your destination. If you would like to contribute or get [...]
Posted in Events in the Southeast, Uncategorized on May 7th, 2008
I came across this article while looking around at summer camps for my daughter. I had a great time every time I went to camp growing up and she is interested in trying it out. Here is some interesting stuff I found about it at a travel blog:
Summer camp, long the domain of the 16-and-under [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 3rd, 2008
I wanted to point it out again because it bears repeating that in addition to the current sale going on at REI, which happens to be REI’s biggest sale they have all year, the REI-Outlet also has a great deal of the week where you can find some killer deals all year round so check [...]
Posted in Outdoor Gear, Uncategorized on May 1st, 2008
Alright, if you need any gear at all for the upcoming season of outdoor activities NOW is the time to get on it! For a short, short time (May 2nd - 11th) you have the chance to save HUGE on gear from the biggest most trusted name in outdoor gear - www.rei.com. If you plan [...]
Posted in Backpacking, Events in the Southeast, Uncategorized on May 1st, 2008
Beginning August 5th, 2008, Karl Meltzer will be taking on the insane feat of running, thats right running the length of the Appalachian Trail. Starting at the northern terminus at Mt. Kathadin in Maine all the way to Springer Mountain in Georgia in less than 47 days.
Check in often for progress reports and show your [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 15th, 2008
Well, we are still waiting for all of it to move out but so far it looks like we made it through the storm without any tornadic activity at least in our immediate area. We did however get some hail and heavy, heavy thunderstorms. We saw marble sized hail but just 6 miles down [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 15th, 2008
We are currently in the basement waiting out a potential tornado in the area.Will let you know how it goes!The news was reporting a potential for 1-1/4 inch hail. Our house has already been through a brutal hail storm so this should be old hat.
