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. Â 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! Â We hiked all 42 miles of the South Knoxville Urban Wilderness! Â 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. Â 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...