I’m pretty good at losing stuff in the wilderness. The Cumberland River took a micro-cassette recorder full of my jumbled thoughts. I forgot a cherished hiking stick on Honey Creek …
Fishing on a Fine Spring Day, Hip-Deep in Citico Creek
In the middle of Citico Creek, wearing a borrowed pair of chest waders and felt-soled boots three sizes too big, I sat down on a rock that was a half-foot …
What to Expect if You Lock Through Watts Bar Dam—in a Canoe Going Upstream
Within a barge length or two of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant across the lake, I launched my canoe for the first time in over a year. Accustomed to riding low …
Tackling the Full-Body Workout That Is Big South Fork’s Honey Creek Loop
When Maryville College colleague Drew Crain invited me on a trip that he said was on his bucket list, I hoped for something extraordinary, a destination with challenges and adventure …
A Taste of the AT via Big Creek Area’s Chestnut Branch Trail
My plan was to pick up Ben Montgomery, the great-great nephew of the famous Grandma Gatewood, from Sevierville’s Rose Glen Literary Festival and take him for a hike in the …