Raynor On The Coast

Great Smoky Mountains NP

Around Smokemont

A resounding crack occurred at midnight, followed by an earth-shaking crash, overwhelming the sounds of the rushing waters of Bradley Fork and the wind-buffeted tent. It was clearly a tree fall, perhaps right in the Smokemont Campground. The temperatures were still in the 30s the next morning as Mike, Jim, Joel and I headed up […]

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Forest bathing

The group of twenty-three chugged up the mountain, unleashed from a full day of sitting in educational sessions at the 2016 Southeast Recreational Therapy Symposium. This peloton of participants – a mix of students, young and seasoned practitioners, and educators – climbed Trillium Gap Trail toward the destination of Grotto Falls. Two days before I was

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Far afield

I occasionally yearn to be in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP). Ever since camping trips with my family back in the early 1990’s, this national park has felt like home. Two college buddies and I hit the weather perfectly with a long planned trip last weekend: crystal clear skies, cool temperatures with no humidity,

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