Saturday Night Live fans will remember Chris Farley’s “I live in a van down by the river” skit. Surely Chris Farley’s character Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker who lived in a van down by the river, must have lived in a place similar to Wilson’s RV Park in Asheville. Continue reading
“Skinny” trick bathroom mirror, courtesy of “12 Bones” rib joint.
Another reason why I headed east after leaving Austin instead of the traditional full timer direction westward was because I wanted to attend the National “Skinnie Winnie” rally in Asheville, North Carolina. For those who might not be familiar with what a Skinnie Winnie is, Continue reading
Here are a few of the hikes I have explored so far in and around Western North Carolina: Continue reading
My good friend and former colleague Lee and her husband Bob were heading for the Mount Pisgah Campground along the Blue Ridge Parkway, so since I was only about 90 miles away, I decided to meet up with them on my way to Asheville Continue reading
I’ve tried for three years to climb Mt. LeConte, “tallest” (not highest) mountain in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, with the tallest “face from base” east of the Mississippi. In this case, it wasn’t just about the journey. My destination was the remote, rustic Mt. LeConte Lodge.
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I had a deadline to leave Austin, get my things packed up from the house sitting stint, and get across the country to Tennessee. I had a date with a mountain – a reservation at LeConte hiking lodge, the only lodge in the Smoky Mountain National Park, and assessable only on foot. It books up a year in advance, and I had the reservation longer than I had the RV. So I was motivated to move. Continue reading