2010 July 20-21

Dad, Ginger, James, Bessie, Joseph (9), Adelle (6), Peter (3), Micah, Sprice, Roger, Ginger Anne (? mo.), and Levi went up and down the Rainbow Falls Trail. Someone spotted a bear in the woods. Peter hiked it mostly by himself with emotional and physical help from all who were available.

2009 July 14-15

Dad, James, Joseph (8), and Adelle (5) go up and down the Alum Cave Trail. Ginger and Levi are in Florence, Italy. I am at home with baby Micah and Peter.

AUGUST 20-21

Dad and Levi go for a second trip :)

2008 July 9-10

Dad, James, Bessie, Joseph (7), Adelle (4), Peter (23 mo.), Sprice, Levi and girlfriend went up and down the Alum Cave Trail. We had to leave our dog in a kennel in Sevierville, TN. We drove straight there from Indiana (where we happened to have seen an SUV roll in the lane right in front of us - SCARY!) to Pigeon Forge the night before the hike. We then head straight to the beach from the hike.

2007 July 5-6

Dad, James, Bessie, Joseph (6), Adelle (3), Peter (11 mo.), Sprice, and Levi went up and down the Alum Cave Trail. It rained on the way down and the kids were miserable. Adelle would never have made it without Sprice and Papa! Levi is the official sherpa since James was carrying Peter and Dad was post heart attack.

2006 April 17-18

Sprice, Ginger, Dad hike when Sprice came off mission and went up and down the Alum Cave Trail
Dad has heart attack and no one goes up in the summer

2004 & 2005

These were off years. No one went up or down. Here's the lowdown of major events during those years:

May 28-June 4 2004 Dad, James, Noah and Levi hike the Knobstone Trail and Girls and Children stay on Ohio River

Levi leaves for mission June 15 2005

2003 July 7-8

Okay, here we get into the grandkids. Abel went up as an infant (Dad remembers him not even being able to hold his head up). Joseph was carried up as a 2 year old. I went up again as a pregnant woman (Adelle was due in October). So at least these people went up:

Dad

Mom

Bessie

James

Joseph

Noah

Mindy

Abel

Linna

Sprice

We all took the Trillium Gap Trail. Levi was at Interlocken again.

2002 July 8-9

(Levi at Interlocken) Dad, Noah and Mindy
(August 1 - 10 Prince Edward Island Vacation)