My sister, Anna, and I have been mulling over hiking the Appalachian Trail for quite some time. Now that I have a job that has a lot more flexibility in the time off department, we've been planning on planning on it. Which is more involved than you might think ( Read more... )

For a few years now, I've had a slow creeping wanderlust come upon me. I don't know where it came from, but I'm increasingly irritated with staying home on my days off and staring at one glowing screen or another.

I am planning a trip to Cumberland Gap National Historic Park. It is about two hours to the west, at the junction of Tennessee, ( Read more... )