Fontana Dam: built in 1941, on land given over to the Tennessee Valley Authority by the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA). Starting World War II meant a huge spike in the demand for aluminum for aircraft, ships, and munitions, so a deal was struck for the TVA to build the dam with ALCOA as the primary consumer. #fontanadam #northcarolina #exploreusa #cleanpower #builtin1941 #alcoa #tva #fontanalake #brysoncity #tallestdamintheeasternunitedstates #swaincounty #littletennesseeriver #appalaciantrail #greatsmokeymountainsnationalpark #grahamcounty (at Fontana Dam)
Totally miss those days: Underwear dangling off my pack, complaining about the rocks under my feet while hiking through a beautiful scenery. You know it, type two fun because maybe it wasn't your day but actually it was amazing and you just didn't get it right that second. I'm happy digital photography was invented to help me remember. Here: #Appalaciantrail right after #mtwashington. 3 more peaks to climb that day and descend via the steep and rocky Osgood ridge. #wobblyknees #at2017 #atsectionhike #presidentials #MtnChicks #womenwhoexplore #mountaingirls #welove_mountain #themountainsarecalling #ulbackpacking #thetrek
It's been a while since I posted a nice pic... so here's this... V excited to lead my first backpacking trip in 2 weeks! ○ • ○ • • ○ • • ○ • ○ • ○ #pennstate #wanderlust #travel #adventure #adventurer #keepthestoke #keepexploring #liveBOLD #liveBANGS #exploremore #explore #college #collegelife #wildlife #nature #neature #psu #backpack #hike #mst #midstatetrail #at #appalaciantrail #hiking #manbun (at Rothrock State Forest)
Id rather be Backpacking https://t.co/KEZhiKF96K via @redbubble #backpacking #backpacker #hiking #travel #wanderlust #hiker #hike #explore #exploration #nationalparks #trails #appalaciantrail #camping
Shortly after my sis texted about being in Indiana, I started watching the latest Transformer movie. Also, someone posted @teamblkdog about seeing Chris after the apocalypse and it made me chuckle to myself about my past, living in Indianapolis for seminary. It didn’t go as planned but good things happened. Life is a process of taking steps forward and backward and forward again and finding just enough faith to get through. I love how the Transformer movies are all about having faith in one another for the future and while not being able to see friends and family in the process, you know they are there, no matter how far apart. Sometimes we lose sight of one another but something triggers our faith in one another and we continue on until the next time we get to see one another, new tales of adventure to tell. Hopefully, Chirs will run into Optimus Prime before I do and she can send him my way.
Id rather be Backpacking https://t.co/KEZhiKF96K via @redbubble #backpacking #backpacker #hiking #travel #wanderlust #hiker #hike #explore #exploration #nationalparks #trails #appalaciantrail #camping