Soggy Bottom Girls

Overnight in the cabin, Tropical Storm Cindy descended on us. Lightning flashed all night and I couldn’t hear the thunder over the sound of my mother’s snoring. My feet were freezing due the prune-like state of saturation they had been in all day. I should have worn my Gore-Tex boots. The heater had been set [...]

Overnight at Leconte Lodge

(Here’s the first part of this story, if you are just joining in.) Eight hours after the start of our hike, my mother and I made it to the top of Mount Leconte without having anyone Air lifted out of there. The highlight of the walk was stepping through llama poop and walking the entire [...]