Kevin Saffer

Outdoor
Kevin Saffer

Chasing Golden Hours

I remember family roadtrips trips to West Virginia, Virginia and the Carolina’s, as a child, to visit extended family and for vacations. My dad was

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Outdoor
Kevin Saffer

Overnight Near Hot Springs North Carolina

Hot Springs, NC is a quaint small town in French Broad River valley near the North Carolina, Tennessee boarder. It’s a notorious trail town on the Appalachian Trail, in fact, the trail drops out of the mountains onto a two lane road that it follows through the middle of town.

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Backpacking
Kevin Saffer

from the JMT (The Climb)

With a throbbing ankle, plagued by tendonitis in my achilles tendon, I heaved my heavy pack onto my back and headed down the trail. A

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Backpacking
Kevin Saffer

from the JMT (Summit Day)

NOTE: It’s been over a year since my hike. These stories are from memory, they may not reflect what actually happened on the trail, but

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Hiking
Kevin Saffer

Zion

Melissa and I spent 5 days in and around Zion before meeting some friends in Las Vegas.

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