auntie | December 3, 2020
6.26 miles; 94 feet total ascent; Asheville and Swannanoa, NC Today’s hike was a kinder gentler jaunt on a mostly flat river trail, which may have technically been illegal, as the trail, which is on the property of Warren Wilson College, is closed to the general public due to COVID considerations. This hike started and […]
auntie | November 5, 2020
6.6 miles; 507 feet ascent; Asheville and Arden, NC Did my “Lyft” thing today. Parked at the Mountains-to-Sea Trail Parking area off Route 25 and got a Lyft ride to the French Broad Overlook and hiked back. This is much better for me than an out-and-back, because I am so deeply and fundamentally lazy that […]
auntie | October 26, 2020
5.78 miles; 374 ft. ascent; Asheville, NC This was a beautiful little hike (under 6 miles for a change) with not a lot of elevation and in the woods almost entirely. It was more reminiscent of hiking in Arcadia. There was a small stretch of boring forest road—I’ve grown to dislike those roads—and much more […]
auntie | September 23, 2020
5.7 miles; Asheville, NC This is a pleasant little walk through the Bent Creek Experimental Forest. Mostly on gravel forest roads and heavily trafficked by mountain bikers. So many mountain bikers! Unlike most hikes in Western North Carolina, this one didn’t have any waterfalls or spectacular views. And astonishingly, very little total elevation gain, about […]
auntie | June 23, 2020
5.64 miles; Waynesville, NC Ever since having gorged on Appalachian Trail books, I’ve been fascinated by the idea of “balds,” which are mountain tops devoid of big trees which give fantastic views of the surrounding mountains. Well, I live in Western North Carolina, and there are more than a few of them in the area. […]
auntie | May 13, 2020
7.02 miles; Barnardsville, NC Hey, Beakers, sorry for the long wait between posts. Been feeling a bit down, so I haven’t been out as much as I should. That said, this last one almost killed me! I felt I needed a short-ish hike to get back into the swing of things, and picked this one […]
