This was Casey’s kid’s first time on a river so we opted to rent a small raft from Huzzah Valley Resort. Pretty expensive though. $144 for two adults and two kids on a small raft. Put in at Huzzah Valley and take out at Scotia (just upstream from the MDC Huzzah Access. The outfitter and...
Annual Memorial Day Palisades Float. Despite it being a holiday, it wasn’t too crowded but more than I would normally like. It had stormed a day or two before so the water was super muddy. It was high but not too bad. It did limit the number of beaches available. It was too high for...
Came across this photo a few months ago. It’s from “6th Grade Camp” in the summer of 1988. It was organized by the school district and consisted of students from the three grade schools before they all came together in junior high. Sort of a “mixer” type thing. It was the only “away” camp I...
If you’re looking for a nice hike near Cades Cove but want to avoid this crowds, this might be your best bet. After we finished Abrams Fall we headed over to the campground/picnic area near the Anthony Creek Trailhead. We didn’t plan to do the full 11.7 miles out-n-back “Rocky Top via Anthony Creek” route...
