by Leslie Sholly | Feb 21, 2015 | Knoxville, Walking in Knoxville
Emily and I can’t stop exercising just because we finished up the Urban Wilderness Trails. Our weekend treks have been sporadic of late (Christmas holidays, trips out of town, and hello SNOW!) but we’ve explored a number of trails in and around Knoxville...
by Leslie Sholly | Feb 18, 2015 | Knoxville, Walking in Knoxville
So we did it! We hiked all 42 miles of the South Knoxville Urban Wilderness! And we have badges to prove it: We had just a few awkward pieces of trail to finish up to earn our badges, and we did it by walking the entire twelve-mile loop over three weekends, four...
by Leslie Sholly | Feb 16, 2015 | Knoxville, Walking in Knoxville
As those of you who have been following me for a while know, my daughter Emily and I have been hiking the South Knoxville Urban Wilderness trails every Saturday for months, and I’ve been reviewing those trails for my readers. I fell behind–not in hiking,...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 22, 2014 | Knoxville, Walking in Knoxville
I have walked the trails at Mead’s Quarry once before and I probably won’t again, unless I REALLY feel the need to take someone there. Y’all, that Tharp Trace Trail is JUST THAT HARD. That’s one of the reasons Emily and I waited until October...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 10, 2014 | Knoxville, Walking in Knoxville
Bear with me, y’all because there are going to be a LOT of pictures in this post. Emily and I have walked on the Forks of the River trails five times, because there is a lot of territory to cover and also because we didn’t plan very well for the task of...