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Cumberland Island…A Magical Getaway

We had a kid-free long weekend so we decided to backpack at Cumberland Island. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G We headed down after work and stayed at a local camping spot we found on hip camp. Hipcamp is like the AirBNB of camping. The listings are by individuals and you can find most anything from a remote spot onContinue reading “Cumberland Island…A Magical Getaway”

Camping at Cloudland Canyon State Park

My brother has always said that Cloudland Canyon is his favorite GA state park. So, as a newly single woman looking for some adventure when the children were away, I chose to go here first. I used to hike alone but I was not comfortable camping alone. I convinced a friend of mine to goContinue reading “Camping at Cloudland Canyon State Park”

Our First Kinda Overlanding Trip

We decided to give it a try for the kids’ winter break. We split the trip between Jekyll Island for 3 nights and FD Roosevelt state park for 2 nights. It was February and it was forecast to be cold and wet. We didn’t want to get the annex muddy and we wanted to beContinue reading “Our First Kinda Overlanding Trip”

Meet Our Crew

We are a blended family of 5. Originally, smalls and talls originated with father and son hiking. When our son would get tired hiking a tough hill, he would call out “You’re killing me smalls”. And so, the first 2 trail names stuck. Smalls started a youtube channel to highlight their trips. http://www.youtube.com/sandtoutdoors “You’re killingContinue reading “Meet Our Crew”

Rabun Bald via Beegum Gap

Smalls and I had 2 kid free days and we really wanted to get away and do some hiking and camping. It was Labor Day weekend and as usual, we had no plans set in stone. Fall is always crazy with school starting back and football along with all the other kids’ activities. Smalls packedContinue reading “Rabun Bald via Beegum Gap”

Bartram Trail to Pinnacle Knob

Smalls and I have waiting to get out and do some serious hiking. We had a kid free weekend coming up and Smalls didn’t have to work so we planned a backpacking trip. All week, the weather reports kept increasing chance of thunderstorms up to 85%. We decided to stay at home Friday night andContinue reading “Bartram Trail to Pinnacle Knob”

Decked Drawer System

After our first overlanding trip that required 2 vehicles, we knew that we had to find a way to both condense what we bring and capitalize on the space we do have. Our goal the entire time was to be able to camp off grid for up to 5 days without having to resupply. TheContinue reading “Decked Drawer System”

Screaming Eagle Zip Line in Historic Banning Mills

For Christmas, we try to give the kids more experience gifts rather than toys and such since they never seem really use it much. Mediums got a trip to Screaming Eagle Zip Line, home to the longest zip line in the world. The age requirement is 10 so we chose a weekend that Talls wasContinue reading “Screaming Eagle Zip Line in Historic Banning Mills”