Category: Lessons From The Trail

  • Reflections of Hiking

    Reflections of Hiking

    Having visited the Tremont section in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee a few times this past November – hiking along… read more

  • Upper Potter’s Falls

    Upper Potter’s Falls

    Prints available. Upper Potter’s Falls stands 18-feet tall and is located in Morgan County along Crooked Fork Creek, a tributary… read more

  • Upper Spruce Flats Falls

    It had been quite a while since first I saw another waterfall above Spruce Flats Falls. During autumn of 2021,… read more

  • Spruce Flats Falls

    After sitting a spell to enjoy a peaceful setting at the base of Spruce Flats Falls, I decided to hike… read more

  • Lessons From the Trail

    Chasing Waterfalls By definition, waterfalls are always moving, following gravity. And, at times, falls may disappear – flowing underground, or,… read more

  • Lessons From The Trail

    Watch Your Step Everyone enjoys daydreaming now and then – humorous thoughts, events from earlier in the day or something… read more

  • Lessons From The Trail

    Spatial Awareness We walk alone in fields, pass through doorways, stand in crowded elevators and wait in lines. Point being… read more

  • Lessons From The Trail

    Listen To Your Body After hiking all day, it’s finally time to go home. However, the parking area is miles… read more

  • Lessons From The Trail

    Don’t Rush People are always in a hurry. In fact, I would suggest this is more common today than ever.… read more

  • Lessons From The Trail

    The sounds of forest animals, echos of rushing water among mountains, wind through the trees…adventures in hiking and photography contribute… read more

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