Author: asiwentwalking

How to Get to Cheaha

Cheaha MountainAlabamaNovember  2013 It was easy to find that Cheaha Mountain is the high point of Alabama.  (Cheaha is pronounced “Chee-ha,” just like it looks.)  It was easy to find that the summit is 2407 feet up.  It was easy to see that this summit is in Cheaha State Park and that Cheaha State Park… Continue reading How to Get to Cheaha

Water Boundaries

HarrisburgPennsylvaniaJanuary  2012 Lisa and I make a stop in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on our way home from our successful summit of the highest point in Delaware, Ebright Azimuth.  I show her the house where I allegedly grew up, the capital building with its impressive dome and one of my favorites, the Susquehanna River. I mention this… Continue reading Water Boundaries

Calvin Coolidge

Plymouth NotchVermontAugust  1998 The highest point in Vermont is just two hours north of Plymouth Notch in the beautiful hill country of the Green Mountain State.  Plymouth Notch (population: 565) is where former president Calvin Coolidge was born and buried, although not at the same time.  Coolidge was known to be witty, although he never… Continue reading Calvin Coolidge

Pigs and Sasquatch and Springer Mountain

May 2022 the pigsVacation:  a period of leisure and recreation when one often experiences things that one doesn’t ordinarily experience when engaged in normal, everyday non-vacation activities. For instance, when I go about my house, my work, running errands, chatting with my neighbors — what am I talking about?  I never chat with my neighbors… Continue reading Pigs and Sasquatch and Springer Mountain

Icons of the South

Tennessee/Mississippi/AlabamaNovember  2013 Soundtrack… I’m Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs— Elvis Presley Three state high points in six days.  A fair amount of driving — 995.8 miles — and an entertaining assortment of sights.  Based on observations during these travels through the heart of Dixie, there are two personalities, two celebrities who have been most popular in this former… Continue reading Icons of the South

Ebright Azimuth/Cal McLish

Delaware / OklahomaJanuary  2012 Ebright Azimuth is the highest land point in Delaware.  Some folks believe that Ebright Azimuth, a hefty stone’s throw from the border with Pennsylvania, or a distance that Cal McLish could throw a baseball, was chosen to pay tribute to someone whose name was Ebright Azimuth.  This is not the case.… Continue reading Ebright Azimuth/Cal McLish

Chicken

Spruce KnobWest VirginiaMay  2014 Even though there are five of us this weekend, I still arrange a food group and everyone agrees to participate.  After making sure we are aware of dietary restrictions (no cucumbers or olives for me please) we each prepare one meal for our buddies.  For dinner, I concoct a lemon chicken… Continue reading Chicken

Ecstasy

New HampshireAugust  2013 After our summit hike from the nose over the lips and to the chin of Mount Mansfield in Vermont and our warm visit with our friend Carrie in Montpelier, we drive south through the excellent green mountains of the Green Mountain State. The nose?  The lips?  The chin?  Simply geologic features of… Continue reading Ecstasy

To the South!

South PointHawai’iJune  2016 Fancy, kitschy, whimsical or inaccurate as the southernmost point of the Republic of Conch (Key West) may be, this is not the farthest south you can go and still be in the United States.  Ask Lisa or me where the southernmost point is and we will tell you, “It ain’t in Florida.” … Continue reading To the South!