by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 27, 2020 | Hiking, Nature
It’s been a quiet weekend with early morning hikes before the heat, humidity, and insects get bad. I know lots of people love the hustle and bustle of a city, but give me a couple thousand acres of national forest any day! Especially when there are sweet spots...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 29, 2020 | Hiking, Nature
The days are turning to summer in the mountains, but the mornings are still cool and delightful up on the trails. It’s rhododendron season in Appalachian. Such a lush and lovely time of year! Small’s beardstongue growing along the trail. This might be...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 8, 2020 | Hiking, Nature, Thistle
Dad’s favorite flower was Mountain Laurel. I’m pretty partial to it as well. Saturday’s hike took us high on the mountain through a laurel hell, which is pure heaven when it’s in bloom! Here are some highlights.
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 1, 2020 | Hiking, Nature, Thistle
It’s a rare weekend that we don’t take Thistle for a good, long meander through the mountains. So I thought I’d start sharing snippets of our walks with YOU come Monday. A good way to start the week, I think. This is what we call Fairy Tale Trail. If...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 27, 2020 | Appalachian, dogs, Hiking
If you’ve been reading my blog very long you know I hike just about every day. I’m lucky enough to live a mile from Pisgah National Forest and have been walking those trails for about twenty years now. Two decades ago the area didn’t have easy access...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 12, 2019 | Appalachian, Hiking, Nature, superstition
It definitely feels like summer today in the mountains of Western NC. But even as I sweat, I’m noticing signs pointing toward a rough winter. Last week I saw my first wooly worm. All black. This morning I saw another just the same. Acorns are already falling and...
