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    Healthy Living - Hiking - Lifestyle - Travel

    Wildfire in the Smokies and How You Can Help

    December 2, 2016 - By 

    As most of my readers know, the Smoky Mountains are very near and dear to my heart. My family and I love to go hiking and spend the weekends in the mountains when we get the chance. We are lucky enough to only have a 45-minute drive to the most beautiful place in the southeast. Unfortunately, tragedy struck this week when an enormous wildfire spread. The wildfire started at one of my favorite hiking destinations, the Chimney Tops. The wildfire started at one of my favorite hiking destinations, the Chimney Tops. Monday afternoon we had some extreme winds in the…

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    We’re Going Indoor Skydiving!

    November 16, 2016 - By 

    My skydiving days aren’t quite over yet. Ok, so I may not be jumping out of a plane again anytime soon, but at least I have an indoor skydiving place nearby. Welcome to the first and longest running vertical wind tunnel open to the public! After a quick classroom briefing, we will assist you with your flight gear and then teach you the basics of human flight in our vertical wind tunnel. No experience necessary, our instructors will be there to guide you as you spread your wings and learn to FLY! $5.00 Off Video Service – Take the experience…

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    Surviving Summer Road Trips with Amazon Underground

    June 15, 2016 - By 

    Are we there yet? How much longer do we have? I’m bored!! If you have traveled with kids I’m sure you’ve heard these statements in varied forms of exaggeration. You thought you had this road trip planned out with books, games and car friendly crafts. That 8-hour drive just keeps on dragging on and the kids have gone through all of their options. Now what? For this road trip, I planned ahead and downloaded some of the kids favorites from Amazon Underground. My kids have an obsession with Roblox and Minecraft. When I found both apps on Amazon Underground I…

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    Must Have Hiking Gear

    April 7, 2016 - By 

    As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases I love hiking. Absolutely love it! And I’m lucky enough to be a short drive away from the Great Smoky Mountains and Pisgah National Forest in Western North Carolina. Even with my love of hiking I’ve had a lot of learn about hiking gear along the way. And I’ve made my fair share of mistakes by not being prepared for a hike. So I’m going to share my list of must have hiking gear to save you all some trouble and some of the mistakes I’ve made along the way. Waterproof…

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    Virtual Reality Hiking Experience – Max Patch

    March 30, 2016 - By 

    *If you are viewing this blog post from a mobile device click on the video title to open the YouTube app. This will allow you to view the 360 experience.* Have you ever wanted to go hiking, but didn’t have an hour or more to drive to get there? Or even the time to hike up to the top of your favorite peaks? My husband and I have come up with a solution for you! We have decided to take our passions and combine them. Virtual reality and hiking. Our goal is to hike up to our favorite places taking…