Author Archives: Trail Rocker

Yesterday Barbara and I travelled from Lenoir, North Carolina (NC) to Littleton, NC on the south shore of Lake Gaston. After dinner we sat at a picnic table and were treated to a wonderful display of color as the sun fell below the horizon. I always enjoy the way the colors change as the sunContinue reading “Lake Gaston”

This past Tuesday, Barbara and I left Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and headed for Lenoir, North Carolina. Pigeon Forge is an interesting place. It appears to be a combination of a tourist trap and a theme park. While there we visited the Hard Rock Cafe and a place called the Island. The Island is a combinationContinue reading “Pigeon Forge”

Today I took the 2.6 mile hike to Laurel Falls. Unfortunately, this is spring break for a lot of school age people so the falls and the trail to it were very crowded. This made it difficult to take good shots of the falls without a lot of people in them. However, I believe IContinue reading “Laurel Falls”

Barbara and I have spent most of the past week exploring the Great Smoky Mountains. This is the most visited of all of the national parks. It welcomes approximately 9 million visitors a year. Last week we visited the two visitor centers in Tennessee to determine the best places to go. On Friday we droveContinue reading “The Great Smoky Mountains”

After leaving Hot Springs, Arkansas Barbara and I traveled to Natchez Trace Parkway south of Nashville, Tennessee. This is a beautiful area with it’s green hardwood forests and abundant song birds. However, it was a little unnerving having to deal with the severe thunderstorms each day. We didn’t get the worst of it. While thereContinue reading “Natchez Trace, Tennessee”

Last week Barbara and I traveled from New Orleans to the town and national park of Hot Springs in Arkansas. As far as national parks go this isn’t one of the better ones. However we enjoyed our visit. At this location rain water and snow melt percolates down through the cracks in the crustal rock,Continue reading “Hot Springs, Arkansas”

Barbara and I are currently in Central Tennessee where today we are experiencing heavy rain along with severe lightening. A tornado watch was just posted by the National Weather Service lasting through 9:00pm. Take a look!

At the RV park where we are staying there are bird houses located throughout. Yesterday we saw a cardinal but by the time I got my camera it had flown away. This morning there were two doves in the trees above our trailer. Take a look!

Yesterday Barbara and I visited the New Canal Lighthouse located on the south shore of Lake Ponchartrain. This lighthouse was almost completely destroyed by hurricane Katrina. As you can see, it’s looking good now.

On Friday Barbara and I visited the French Quarter in New Orleans. We had a lot of fun. We saw the St. Louis Cathedral, Jackson Square, we saw the mighty Mississippi River just upstream from where it empties into the Gulf of Mexico and we even visited the Hard Rock Cafe. We even found Dr.Continue reading “The Big Easy”