Monthly Archives: May 2015

Fall 2013, Indian Grave Gap to Iron Mountain Gap: For me, hiking’s not about ‘man vs. elements’

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Buzz Trexler

Donna and I typically take off for Ripshin for a week of enjoying the fall colors in Upper East Tennessee. With daughter Elizabeth and Nick setting a wedding date of Oct. 19, 2013, it was only natural that we planned … Continue reading →

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Spring 2013: Hiking with Hardtack from Springer Mountain to Woody Gap

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Buzz Trexler

Every hike has a beginning, and the beginning for “The Hitch-in-the-Get-Along Gang” generally begins in the mind of Steven “Griz” Gilreath, not on The Appalachian Trail itself. “I’ve been thinkin’ about our Labor Day hike,” he said sometime during the … Continue reading →

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Some A.T. hikes are just too memorable: Apple House to Dennis Cove

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Buzz Trexler

It’s taken me two years to get up enough guts to write about the Labor Day 2012 hike from what was once Apple House Shelter to Dennis Cove. Some hikes along The Appalachian Trail are just too memorable. Donna ferried … Continue reading →

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A Walk in the Smokies: Catching What Bill Bryson Missed

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Buzz Trexler

On April 26, 2012, two friends and I began what was to be a seven-day hike along the Appalachian Trail through Great Smoky Mountains National Park, exploring what author Bill Bryson missed when he jumped off the trail at Clingmans … Continue reading →

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