2026 so far...

Some great outings both Down East as well as in the Glen Alpine area:

1/3/26    Upper Creek Falls Loop: 1.89 miles.

1/4/26    Rose Creek dirt road bike ride: 17.65 miles & 2,095' elevation gain.

1/7/26     Big dirt road bike ride. Rose Creek/Steels Creek/Little Fork/Upper Creek/Timbered Branch/Craig Creek/Wilson Creek/John's River/White Mill Creek were all crossed or passed. 37 miles & 3,778' elevation gain.

1/9/26    Jonas Ridge hike: 11 mile & 3,572' elevation gain.

1/10/26    Crowders Mountain State Park hike. Boulders Access: 9 miles & 1,483' elevation gain.

1/12/26    Fonta Flora short bike ride. 4 miles

1/13/26    Kayak Nolichuky River with John E. Calhoun. 9.5 miles.

1/14/26    Shortoff approach hike: 10 miles& 2,328' elevation gain

1/17/26    Devil's Cliff and Gingercake hike with Noel. 4.4 miles & 1,555' elevation gain.

1/23/26    Flanner's Beach fast track: 8 miles

1/29/26    Fort Macon trail jog and beach walk: 8.3 miles

2/2/26:     Shoveling now for 5 hours and 23 minutes. 16.5" of snow!

2/3/26     More shoveling for 52 minutes.

2/7/26    Saluda River Walk: 3.8 miles.

2/8/26    Lake Murry, Lakemont Drive walk: 3.1 miles.

2/9/26    Dreher Island walk at Lake Murry: 3 miles.

2/10/26    (2) Congaree National Park hikes and North Fork of Edisto River walk in Orangeburg.

2/12/26    Fort Macon fast track: 5.5 miles.

2/14/26    Flanner's Beach trail run & beach walk: 7.75 miles.

2/16/26    New Bern waterfront walk: 6.4 miles.

2/17/26    Skateboard Ketner Heights: 8 miles.

2/24/26    Catawba Falls walk with John E. Calhoun: 4.5 miles.

2/25/26    Rose Creek dirt road ride: 25.75 miles & 3,032' elevation gain.

2/26, 2/27, 2/28     Food running at Treat.

3/4/26    Table Rock Gap, Chimneys and Little Table Rock: 9 miles.

3/5/26    Rose Creek to Table Rock Gap bike ride: 26 miles & 2,938' elevation gain.

3/6/26    Table Rock Gap, Chimneys and Little TR backtrack. 9 miles

3/12/26    Morganton walk with Di: 4 miles

3/13/26    Upper Creek Falls Loop with Di: 2 miles

3/14/26    Fish Hatchery walk and Downtown Morganton with Di.

3/15/26    Oak Hill Park walk with Di: 4.1 miles.

3/20/26    Kayaking Hancock Creek to Neuse river: 10.1 miles

3/24/26    Dirt road ride: 30.78 miles.

3/26/26    Kayaking North River: 8.3 miles.

4/3/26    New Bern walk: 5.1 miles.

4/7/26    Skateboard Ketner Heights: 10.5 miles.

4/8/26    Flanner's Beach walk: 6.4 miles.

4/15/26    Bike Ride from Wilson Creek Gage up Adako Rd>Murphy Place>Maple Sally Rd>Maple Grove Church Rd>90 to Mortimer>Brown Mountain Beach Rd>Wilson Creek. 34 miles & 3,562' elevation gain.

4/20/26    Jonas Ridge Hike: 10 miles & 2,619' elevation gain. New trail.

4/22/26    Fonta Flora walk from Harris Whisnant trailhead: 6.24 miles.

4/23/26    Bike ride from home to Fonta Flora at Harris Whisnant trailhead: 31miles & 2,506' elevation gain.

4/24/26    Disc Golf at Catawba Meadows then lunch at Treat with Hans. 2.4 miles.