Hiking to Mt. LeConte Lodge: All You Need to Know to Plan Your Adventure in the Smokies
Do you have goals to hike up to Mt. LeConte in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park? Read on to plan your epic hike!
Do you have goals to hike up to Mt. LeConte in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park? Read on to plan your epic hike!
Planning a tubing day trip? Bryson City is home to Deep Creek, a popular river tubing destination. With several places to rent tubes, plus local campgrounds, Deer Creek is a great choice for a tubing adventure. KAG’s Kristina Hernandez spent a day tubing with her kids. Here’s how her day went tubing at Deer Creek, plus some tips for planning your own tubing adventure.
You ask your child to clean up their room, only to find toys covering every inch of the floor ten minutes later. It’s easy to assume they’re ignoring you or simply don’t want to help, but according to Greenville professional organizer Sasha Patton, founder of TIDY AF, the problem often has less to do with behavior and more to do with the systems we’ve created. After years of helping families organize their homes, Sasha noticed the same patterns over and over again. Kids’ rooms were packed with toys, storage was difficult for little hands to use, and parents were exhausted trying to keep everything under control. That’s what led her to begin combining Montessori-inspired principles with the practical organizing strategies TIDY AF is known for.
Have you heard about Toccoa Falls? This massive waterfall is an easy day trip from several points in the Carolinas and Georgia.
There’s no better way to soak up summer than with a scoop of ice cream and a handful of fresh-picked sunflowers, and that’s exactly how we spent National Ice Cream Day at Looking Glass Creamery in Columbus, NC.
Here’s a summertime treat for the adults: grown-up frozen beverages in Greenville, SC. If you were a huge fan of slushies, Slurpees, or other frozen drinks as a child; that sensation of drinking down a slurry of flavored ice crystals has a cathartic effect. As an adult, those frozen beverages are often spiked with wine or liquor, and make a great occasional treat after a long week of adulting.
Have you heard about the Beech Bottom Falls trail? KAG contributor Liene explores another one of the Upstate’s waterfalls, Beech Bottom Falls, also known as Pinnacle Falls! An adventurous trail will take your family across a footbridge straight out of a fairytale, to a viewing platform overlooking a beautiful waterfall. This is a perfect hike to combine with a day trip up to Sassafras Mountain, the highest point in South Carolina!
If you wish you could escape for just a few days to an exotic destination and just forget about your worries, then the Atlanta Alpaca Treehouse vacation rental is the place to go! Find out what this unique property offers and about all the special creatures who live there.
Have you tried a burger at HipBurger? This Greenville, SC burger joint had humble beginnings as a food truck. Recently the popularity of the “HipTruck” supported the addition of a brick-and-mortar location in Mauldin, SC to the brand.
So I went on a two-hour kayak tour with Kayak Hilton Head. To say the experience was unforgettable is an understatement. If any of you followed our Instagram story on the kayak tour, you can plainly hear I lost my mind upon seeing dolphins up close. Sorry. I was excited.