Short Adventures

I woke up before 7:00 and was on the trail by 8:00. Another cold morning and I had to add a layer of clothing. 45 degrees to start, but no wind. After a couple of miles of biking the streets of Cedartown, I made it to the Silver Comet Trail. My legs felt good, and […]

I woke up at 6:00 and got ready to ride. Was on the bike before 7:00. It was a cold start with temperatures around 40 degrees. Fortunately, I had brought some layers. I tried to wear my half- finger bike gloves, but after a couple of miles I switched to my full-finger gloves. I didn’t

I drove to Atlanta yesterday and got a hotel room that was on a three mile spur trail to the start of the Silver Comet trail. I guess, technically I was in Smyrna, GA. I tried to sleep in, since I didn’t have a cat trying to wake me up at 5:30 in the morning,

I had finished spending a week in Madison, WI at my brother John’s house. John and I decided to do a couple of days of hiking at the Red River Gorge (RRG) in KY. We had planned a backpacking trip there a couple of years ago, but I came down with Covid and had to

Drove 7 hours mostly on backroads. Went through Cumberland Gap, so was able to recon a planned trip there to do some hiking. Arrived about 4:00. Set up my tent and checked out the lodge and visitors center before hiking out to Sunrise Point to check out the sunset. As the sun set, you could

I reserved my campsite for this adventure the week before, when the weather was forecast to be good. However, as I got closer to the day, the forecast continued to worsen. On the drive to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP), I was driving through occasional rain.  My plan for day #1 was to

I stayed up until midnight last night watching the first NFL game of the season. It was a great game that went down to the final play. But, I went to bed too late. I woke up at 7:30 and skipped my morning routine to just get ready and go. I was on my way

Woke up at 7:00 and did my morning routine. It’s nice that the fitness center in the hotel is right down the hallway. Went downstairs for breakfast and then caught the T up to Harvard. My plan was to tour the campus and visit several of the museums. Before I left the hotel, I made

Woke up at 6:30 after a sound sleep. Had to use the noise machine app on my phone last night, because I went to bed at 9:30, but one of my loud neighbors in an adjoining room didn’t go to bed as early. Did my full morning routine. Washed yesterday’s clothes and hung them up

I received a text message from Frontier Airlines right before I went to bed that my flight was delayed by three hours (5:45 to 8:45). But it also said that it could change. So, I kept my alarm on for 3:00am to check it then. At 3:00, the flight was only delayed by two hours.