LyttleBryan August 23rd, 2010
As much as I dislike motor homes and other large vehicles in the park, this is still scary to hear. I hope everyone is alright… (See attached file: BRIEFING – Motor Home accident 8-23-10.docx) BRIEFING – MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AUGUST 23, 2010 – 4:30 P.M. Around 12 p.m. a one [...]
LyttleBryan August 9th, 2010
This weekend I was originally supposed to lead a hike up Snake Den Ridge, but decided to cancel it because of the heat at the last minute. As luck would have it though, Dale was hosting a hike at elevation to Charlie’s Bunion and The Jumpoff. This was a good opportunity to hit the last [...]
LyttleBryan August 2nd, 2010
Believe it or not, I actually didn’t go to the mountains this weekend. Amazing, isn’t it? I actually turned down two separate offers. I had a lot of stuff that had been piling up at home, and decided a nice, quiet, weekend of cleaning and paperwork would do me well. I wasn’t completely without the [...]
LyttleBryan July 27th, 2010
This weekend I finally had the opportunity to see one of the staples of the Smoky Mountains: Gregory Bald. It still surprises me that after a hundred or more trips to the Smokies, I still haven’t seen some of the most commonly visited parts of the park. Our trip wasn’t just a hike up [...]
LyttleBryan July 16th, 2010
Man, where do I even start a post like this? I guess the beginning is as good as any! Right before the 4th of July, I had a big change in my life. The company I work for offered me a full time position. I’d been working there for well over a year, and this [...]
LyttleBryan July 16th, 2010
I noticed that my last two posts are law related. I apologize and promise to post some kind of hiking related post eventually. I’ve just been lazy. Okay I’ve not been lazy, I’ve been hiking. I’ll post info about it eventually! I just got word from the Friends of the Great Smokies Mountain that a [...]
LyttleBryan June 24th, 2010
In a previous post I mentioned an incident in the Smokies about a photographer being bitten by a bear that led to the bear being put down. This morning I was made aware that charges have been filed against Sean Konover, the person ultimately responsible for Laurel’s the Bear’s death. Well Sean, here’s to [...]
LyttleBryan June 3rd, 2010
Close to 2 years ago I was introduced to a man by the name of Chuck Schoenberg. He was a friendly guy that enjoyed good beer and a warm campfire. The first weekend I met him was at Panther Creek State Park in TN. We sat around the camp fire and talked, and watched as [...]
LyttleBryan May 25th, 2010
This weekend I had the opportunity to venture into the most dangerous section of the park. An area that’s so unnerving, parlous, and ruthless that only the truly hardened adventurer would dare go. So with ice flowing through my veins, I took Julie and we ventured out. That’s right folks, we went into Cades Cove [...]
LyttleBryan May 24th, 2010
Over the last couple of weeks a storm has been brewing between NPS, tourists, and (for lack of better term) environmentalists. A few weeks ago a tourist was in the Smokies at the ever-popular Laurel Falls. While traveling off trail, he came in contact with a young 60lb female black bear. While taking pictures of [...]