North Carolina Escape

9-12 October 2021 Pisgah National Forest and Blue Ridge hikes (23 miles, +5,100/-5,100 feet). My NYC friends Chris and Sandy spent a lot of the pandemic remotely working from North Carolina, and they love it! When they once got a sudden cancellation for a booked AirBnB, the owners offered to put them up for free…

Cedar Creek Falls

11 November 2015 Saddleback Trailhead to Cedar Creek Falls(5 miles, +1,000/-1,000 feet). Today I did a short hike with some folks from the Human Nature Group, a research group I belong to.  We carpooled to the Saddleback Trailhead, where we headed down Eagle Peak Road, an abandoned jeep trail. It’s pretty easy downhill, but there is a…