With the promise of spectacular weather on Saturday (sunny and 70), it’s time to strap on the ole boots and hit the woods again. I think that it might be time for the fellas to do something a little bit more intense than we have been. If time allows, I’m gonna drag ’em up the Chestnut Branch Trail, up the Appalachian Trail and out to the summit of Mount Cammerer. Mount Cammerer boast sweeping views down into Tennessee along the state line and has a super-cool fire tower that’s unlike any of the others in the park. You know, I may stay dateless for the rest of my life … but it sure is nice to have this in the backyard.

From a few weeks back … PT enjoying Wesser Bald on the Appalachian Trail.

With the promise of spectacular weather tomorrow, the fellas (PT, Matt) and I will be off for some much need hiking. But, where to go … Appalachian Trail, the Chimneys, Shuckstack, Max Patch area? So many trails. So little time.

So, here are some more hiking photos to bore you …

Selected pictures from some recent hikes with Preston and Matt.

Since PT just called and said he’s game for a hike, I guess I should decide where the hell we are going to go to. Weather promises to sweet with a high around 54 and sun, sun, sun. Snakes and bears here we come!

Hmm. I’m thinking of the Appalachian Trail from Stecoah Gap to Yellow Creek Gap … nearly 8 miles of woodsie goodness.

Prediction of pretty nice weather on Saturday. Appalachian Trail nearby. Hiking boots and gear gathering dust. Preston Tinsley, you had better be ready to get your ass out into the woods for a hike.

You can now see pictures of the Alum Cave Bluffs Hike that I went on the same day my father got hospitalized. I wish I had gotten more pictures, but stopping to drag out the camera was a major pain. I’ll have to figure out some better way next time.

Since it snowed yesterday, the person I have been avoiding since New Year’s showed up on my doorstep last evening. He was unable to make it all the way to his home since he has a rear-wheel drive car. So, he ended up staying the night (on the couch, of course). It was so nice to see him and chat and to wake up this morning and have him around. But, I can’t allow myself feel that way. It’s time for me to return to exhile.

AOL’s web mail service is being a fickle whore today. Urgh!

Pictured above is one of the main reasons that I like where I live. There really is nothing better than having the Great Smoky Mountains National Park right in your back yard. A 2.5 mile hike tomorrow will get us to the Alum Cave Bluffs (pictured above). Life could be better right now, but distractions like this help make it a little sweeter.