Travels and Vagabonds
Tim and I needed to pick a fun endurance challenge for this year and neither of us had done the crusher, nor did we know anyone else that had.
Things worked out with the cosmic alignments of personal schedules, the peregrine falcons had adjusted their nesting preferences, and weather systems seemed stable for once.
Continue reading “The Linville Crusher”
Late Spring the mugginess of the south was in full effect. The air sat like a full soggy sponge around charlotte and the surround areas. The only way to get a brief reprieve from the heat was to run away a couple weekends in a row to the highlands of the Linville gorge.
Continue reading “Linville Weekends: Lower Hawksbill and Underworld”
Summer was in full swing and some more exploration in to the Linville Gorge was required. I was able to meet up with Tim and we set off to explore more of the west side of the Linville Gorge. Continue reading “Linville Gorge – River Crag”
I was in need of an exploration weekend. So Alexis and I took off for Linville in search of a rarely trekked trail on the western side of the Linville Gorge. The weather outlook that weekend was bleak and most people regulated themselves to stay indoors, but not us. We had our trusty rain-shells and were not afraid to get lost or wet in the wilderness. The goal for the trip was to locate “Sunshine Point” on a not so sunshiny day.
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Wrapping up the Duck
Plans came together while drinking beer and eating pasties at the Greek Festival in Charlotte. With sugar, pulsing through our veins and complete disregard for the forecast for tomorrow, plans were solidified for Alpine-esk departure from Charlotte to go climb Dopey Duck at Shortoff Mountain.
Continue reading “Linville Gorge: Shortoff Mountain – Dopey Duck”
On a nice weekend in June, I got invited to go climb up in the Linville Gorge once again. John Lee let me tag along with him, David Barbor, and new friend Joe. We all piled into David’s car and took off for the Carolina Highlands.