Mudfoot’s Meanderings

Editor’s Note: This is the second article in a series detailing Mudfoot’s Great American Road Trip.  On Friday night, after 35 days and 9,500 miles of travel, Carl and I pulled into the driveway of our Ashland home. We had completed our Great American Road Trip. It took us... Read More →

Editor’s note: This is the first in an ongoing series about Mudfoot’s Great American Road Trip. SALINAS, Cali. Almost as soon as I looked over the edge of the Grand Canyon’s South Rim last week, tears came to my eyes. Staring out over what I can only describe as... Read More →

Spending a night camping out under the stars is as American as Apple Pie — maybe even more so. It’s a classic summer pass time handed down from generation to generation, for good reason. There is no better way to connect with the natural beauty and bounty of our great nation then... Read More →

Four years ago, somewhere in Virginia along the Appalachian Trail, I became Mudfoot, my trail name and traveling alter ego. But my wanderlust and habit of having muddy feet got their start more than 30 years ago further south in the same mountain rage. My parents are really to... Read More →

GREENBO LAKE STATE RESORT PARK, Ky. – The sunshine and warm temperatures were just too much to resist last week. Having heard Greenbo Lake had recently been stocked with Rainbow trout, my husband and I decided Sunday was a perfect day to get out the canoe for a rare mid-winter... Read More →

What is more romantic for Valentine’s Day than a last minute trip? I propose the Florida Keys, for several reasons. No. 1, now that winter has finally arrived, who doesn’t want to escape to a nice, sunny, tropical paradise? No. 2, if you go right now, you’ll miss all the spring... Read More →

How CS2 became Mudfoot and The Fireman By Carrie “Mudfoot” Stambaugh The morning of March 18, 2010 dawned clear and cold at Amicalola Falls State Park in northern Georgia. As we crunched down a gravel road, our friends and family waved goodbye then drove off, leaving us alone in... Read More →