Christmas in the Cohutta

After all the kids went to their other parents’ houses for Christmas, Smalls and I went to the Cohutta for the day for some relaxation. It was 72 degrees and sunny–who could pass up that opportunity?! I fell in love with the Cohutta Wilderness after Smalls took me here for my first real overnight backpackingContinue reading “Christmas in the Cohutta”

Jacks River Trail to Beech Bottom

For my very first real backpacking adventure, Smalls and Talls took me to the Cohutta Wilderness to Jacks River. I absolutely fell in love with the Cohutta Wilderness here. In order to reach the trailhead, we drove several miles of dirt roads that were a bit rough and mostly surrounded by private property. There wereContinue reading “Jacks River Trail to Beech Bottom”