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Southern Tour (2011)

Going “Deep” in the Smokies

November 10, 2011 By Val Weston 2 Comments

Our rather damp arrival in Bryson City was coupled with an equally damp first night at Deep Creek. But we awoke to clear skies and were ready to explore, even if everything surrounding us was … [Read more...] about Going “Deep” in the Smokies

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: bryson city, deep creek, great smoky mountains, great smoky mountains national park, hiking, north carolina, Southern Tour (2011), waterfalls

Moving Right Along: Bryson City

November 4, 2011 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

When I last left you in the tales of our fall adventure, we were heading to Bryson City, NC after a brief stopover in the ever-fabulous Asheville. Our goal was to make it to Deep Creek, a unit of the … [Read more...] about Moving Right Along: Bryson City

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: bryson city, deep creek, great smoky mountains, great smoky mountains national park, north carolina, Southern Tour (2011)

Adventures in Asheville – Part 1

October 21, 2011 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

Pack Square

...or when good trips go bad...and back to good. So as you know, on our adventure to Cumberland Gap NHP, we boogied out earlier than planned, mostly because of campground issues. Little did we … [Read more...] about Adventures in Asheville – Part 1

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: camping, north carolina, Southern Tour (2011)

Cumberland Gap: Wilderness Road Campground

October 20, 2011 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

With the bulk of the things-to-do-and-see items covered in this series of posts on Cumberland Gap NHP, I thought I'd switch gears into review mode. And so my granola-munching peeps, here are my … [Read more...] about Cumberland Gap: Wilderness Road Campground

Filed Under: Outdoors, Uncategorized Tagged With: campground, campgrounds, camping, cumberland gap, cumberland gap national historic park, review, Reviews, Southern Tour (2011), tent, virginia

Cumberland Gap: Rangers in the Making

October 14, 2011 By Val Weston 4 Comments

Obviously one of our priorities as parents here at Camp Granola is fostering a love of the outdoors, adventure, and nature in our littlest granolans. Fred and George are curious about a great variety … [Read more...] about Cumberland Gap: Rangers in the Making

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: cumberland gap, cumberland gap national historic park, experiential education, history, junior ranger, kentucky, lost, safety, Southern Tour (2011), tennessee, virginia

Cumberland Gap: Grab Your Walking Stick

October 10, 2011 By Val Weston 4 Comments

Muddy Summit

Welcome to the next installment of our Cumberland Gap adventures granola friends. I have no idea how many parts this Cumberland Gap series will be but there's a good bit more ground to cover so I've … [Read more...] about Cumberland Gap: Grab Your Walking Stick

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: civil war, cumberland gap, cumberland gap national historic park, experiential education, hiking, kentucky, Southern Tour (2011), tennessee, trails, virginia

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