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  • Oct. 10 – Cloudhiking Mt. LeConte

    Mount LeConte via Alum Cave Trail – 10/6/14 This marks the third time Elizabeth and I have made our journey up Mount LeConte and all three times we have made this trip, we’ve stuck to the Alum Cave Trail. Alum is one of my favorite hikes…. As others have stated…. ‘If ever there was ever…

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  • Sept. 15 – Day Hiking Abrams Falls

    The mountains were there and so was I. -Maurice Herzog Abrams Falls via Abrams Campground/Little Bottoms Trail – 09/13/14 Saturday was a day that I had originally planned on hiking Gregory’s Bald, but with the cloud cover and the misting of rain I knew visibility wouldn’t be very good for seeing anything from the bald.…

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  • Aug. 21 – You’ll never walk alone

    As I’ve tried to document here and other places… The summer of 2014 was a busy time of travel for us… and today I highlight our last stop on the summer of adventure tour: Charlotte, NC to see Liverpool and AC Milan compete in the 2014 Guinness International Champions Cup on August 2nd. Who says…

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  • Jul. 30 – Hiking my first 14er

    Last week I got to do something that I’ve wanted to do for awhile now…Hike a fourteen thousand foot peak. I was fortunate enough to go with great group of guys on a backpacking adventure that lead us into the mountains of Colorado, specifically Mt. Elbert (14,440)…the highest of the 53 CO 14ers, which makes…

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  • July already? …. Whhhhaatttt? This summer is quickly flying by! Today’s edition of Music Monday comes from one of my favorite new recently discovered artist…. St. Paul & The Broken Bones. Sit back and enjoy “Like a Mighty River” ….Homeboy can flat out sing!

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  • Jun. 26 – North by Pacific Northwest

      Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. – Mark Twain Last week, My wife and I celebrated 5 years…

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  • Jun. 2 – Home

    JOHNNYSWIM – “Home”

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  • May 24 – The Mountains called….

    …and we went.

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  • May 8 – Scenic Route

    Last Monday I had the opportunity to take the day off at work and accompany my lovely wife (she’s a 1st grade teacher) on a school field trip to the Smoky Mtn Heritage Center. It was a great trip and I had an awesome time hanging out with the kids and getting to experience what…

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  • Apr. 10 – America’s pastime

    In celebration of MLB’s recent Opening Day…. Today’s #TBT includes one if my absolute favorite sports…. Baseball. Ever since I can remember I’ve always had a fascination with the sport. It’s one of those things that I regret and I wish that if I could turn back time that I could get a chance to…

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