Hiking Linville Gorge | North Carolina
- Back in the day when I ran an outdoors group, I had the chance to visit many places across North Carolina. I had been to the Linville Gorge, Grandfather Mountain, and all around Boone and Asheville. Its been very fun re-exploring these spots many years later. It has been much too long sinc [...]
Hiking in the Smokies | Tennessee
This Spring, we were lucky enough to be able to spend 4 nights camping in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We love the moss, the little wildflowers, and all the wildlife we get to see each time we visit. We ended up staying in the Smokies through the weekend, so we asked a ranger [...]
Camping in the Smokies | Tennessee
- We love photographing in Great Smoky Mountains so much. This was our very first time camping in the Elkmont region just outside of Gatlinburg and it was very nice. The scenery on the trip in was stunning. And while the campsites in the Smokies were private and wooded, they did not have any hookups. In other wor [...]
Biking Great Smoky Mountains National Park | Tennessee
- Ahhhh the Smokies. Its been wayyy too long since we’ve been able to spend some quality time out here. We’ve been to the Cades Cove and Deep Creek Areas before, but this was our first time in Elkmont. We were lucky enough to get a creekside site at the Elkmont Campground. The sites here don’t hav [...]
Camping at Jordan Lake| North Carolina
- Anna and Kevin are some of our very first house guests! After spending some time in Grayson Highlands and Mount Rogers, we returned to Raleigh to camp and photograph a wedding at the Leslie Alford Mims House. We posted on Instagram that we would be camping out at Jordan Lake, when Anna and Kevin mess [...]
Hiking Mount Rogers | Virginia
- Mount Rogers is the highest peak in Virginia and its located within the Grayson Highlands State Park. Its a few hours from Boone and Roanoke/ Blacksburg areas. This day, we hiked all the way to the summit of Mount Rogers from Massie Gap after visiting with the Ponies in Grayson Highlands State Park. The r [...]
Hiking in Grayson Highlands | Virginia
Grayson Highlands State Park is a truly magical place. I have been here countless times in all seasons. Every time it looks different, but every time just as breathtaking as the last. What surprises us, is that few people really know about this place. Its closer to Raleigh than Asheville, so its an easy [...]
Chillin at Edisto Beach | South Carolina
- We stopped at Edisto Beach after a fun filled day at the Ersest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge. My friend has had dreams of setting up a hammock for nearly our whole cross country road trip, but consistent rain and chilly temps made that a less attractive option. But those palm trees [...]
Hiking Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin Plantation + NWR | South Carolina
- I had a good week to stay in Charleston on this visit. While we had a wedding to photograph on the weekend, we did really want to see more of this beautiful city. Every other time we’ve gone, we’ve only been to the downtown area. We love the charm of the town, but we also love the historic ol [...]
Biking to Downtown Charleston | South Carolina
Since living in our little camper, we see the world in such a new way. While we are back on the East Coast, we really want to make sure we continue adventuring even the most familiar areas. We have been to Charleston a couple times, yet this time, we came with a whole new energy. It allowed us [...]