tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354593862026-04-25T03:22:55.249-04:00I may be going to hell in a bucket; but at least I am harvesting the ride. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15913564686195500112noreply@blogger.comBlogger617125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35459386.post-8464674934107314642012-08-23T23:34:00.001-04:002012-08-23T23:34:29.202-04:00<iframe height='405' width='590' frameborder='0' allowtransparency='true' scrolling='no' src='http://app.strava.com/segments/2206080/embed'></iframe>Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15913564686195500112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35459386.post-6216618673067941042012-08-20T22:31:00.004-04:002012-08-20T22:31:43.530-04:00down-> KaBoom <iframe height='405' width='590' frameborder='0' allowtransparency='true' scrolling='no' src='http://app.strava.com/segments/2181338/embed'></iframe>Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15913564686195500112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35459386.post-40449826535108993232012-08-20T22:01:00.001-04:002012-08-20T22:01:23.937-04:00Haw Ridge - downhill from the top of the ridge. Heading west on Criminal trail -> start at the tippy-top. (again,) head west downhill to Saddle trail, head south down to the creek crossing, before the rise that finishes at Lake rd. <iframe height='405' width='590' frameborder='0' allowtransparency='true' scrolling='no' src='http://app.strava.com/segments/2181110/embed'></iframe>Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15913564686195500112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35459386.post-16223522160022135222012-03-17T10:32:00.002-04:002012-03-17T10:33:15.209-04:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/6843744720/" title="pinned by tpgaines74, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7201/6843744720_a0c7da322d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="pinned"></a>Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15913564686195500112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35459386.post-65241699390381223192012-03-17T10:31:00.002-04:002012-03-17T10:33:56.851-04:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/6989851467/" title="backlight by tpgaines74, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7043/6989851467_102694b98b.jpg" width="352" height="500" alt="backlight"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/6843726088/" title="rivers edge by tpgaines74, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7065/6843726088_5629403134.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="rivers edge"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/6801700020/" title="spring in february 008-333 by tpgaines74, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7047/6801700020_660c4a3e23.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="spring in february 008-333"></a>Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15913564686195500112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35459386.post-36471918276118790682012-02-16T18:23:00.001-05:002012-02-16T18:24:11.693-05:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/6647738381/" title="Deer-man's cabin by tpgaines74, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6647738381_e0c5e8f1fa.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Deer-man's cabin"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/6624500355/" title="photo shoot with the goats of the Meuseum of AppalachiA by tpgaines74, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6624500355_3ebccb3beb.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="photo shoot with the goats of the Meuseum of AppalachiA"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/6647921401/" title="Whiteside Mountain overlook by tpgaines74, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6647921401_0ab9ae21f7.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Whiteside Mountain overlook"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/6817170945/" title="ripple by tpgaines74, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6817170945_e3d4cfdfd9.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="ripple"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/6844109911/" title="Morning Fog by tpgaines74, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/6844109911_7e1d580ea2.jpg" width="500" height="245" alt="Morning Fog "></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/6844107535/" title="Female Elk by tpgaines74, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6844107535_fddb5cdc1c.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Female Elk"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/6844104485/" title="Smoky Mountain Elk by tpgaines74, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7199/6844104485_4ea2a86443.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Smoky Mountain Elk"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/6844111741/" title="Sunrise at Newfound Gap by tpgaines74, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7202/6844111741_caab6c63c0.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Sunrise at Newfound Gap "></a>Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15913564686195500112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35459386.post-52300414621749920582012-01-25T09:15:00.002-05:002012-01-25T09:15:46.129-05:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/6760215793/" title="Spence Field by tpgaines74, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6760215793_6225b6304d.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Spence Field"></a><br /> <br /> Great Smoky Mountains in January. <br /> Hike to Spence Field via Lead Cover->Bote Mountain-> AT.<br /> It was sunny in the valley and the top of the mountain was enshrouded by a cloud. The typical foggy conditions of the Smoky Mountains proved to be more challenging than I realized photographically. This was the best shot that I came back with.Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15913564686195500112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35459386.post-53450565108666854272012-01-21T16:46:00.001-05:002012-01-21T16:46:41.743-05:00Tanasi Trails - by the Ocoee River. Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee.<br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/6738247969/" title="Thunder Rock Express by tpgaines74, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6738247969_d1e10bdc5a.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="Thunder Rock Express"></a>Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15913564686195500112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35459386.post-40934276160686711502012-01-13T09:51:00.001-05:002012-01-13T09:51:22.121-05:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/6689834331/" title="Big South Fork by tpgaines74, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6689834331_c3b63ffc1a.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Big South Fork"></a>Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15913564686195500112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35459386.post-67253178033436193162011-11-22T21:03:00.004-05:002011-11-22T21:07:13.775-05:00<div id="badge" style="position:relative; width:240px; height:120px; margin:0px; padding:20px; background-color:white; background:url(http://www.blurb.com/images/badge/borders/dual-h-gray.gif) top left no-repeat;"><div style="position:absolute; top:20px; left:20px; padding:0px; margin:0px; width:118px; height:100px; line-height:116px; text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2685695/?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=280x160" target="_blank" style="margin:0px; border:0px; padding:0px;"> <img src="http://www.blurb.com//images/uploads/catalog/22/2263522/2915997-ebcfdeb553b5d6d8ef30730d53a20deb.jpg" alt="Southern Ranges" style="padding:0px; margin:0px; border:1px solid #a7a7a7; width:116px; vertical-align:middle;"/> </a> </div><div style="position:absolute; top:68px; left:148px; overflow:hidden; margin:0px; padding:0px; border:0px; width:120px; text-align:left;"><div style="width:105px; overflow:hidden; line-height:18px; margin:0px; padding:0px; border:0px;"><a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2685695?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=280x160" style="font:bold 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #fd7820; text-decoration:none;">Southern Ranges</a> </div><div style="font:bold 10px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#545454; line-height:15px; margin:0px; padding:0px; border:0px;">The Art of Adventure </div><div style="font:10px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#545454; line-height:15px; margin:0px; padding:0px; border:0px;">By By: Thomas Gaines </div></div><div style="position:absolute; bottom:18px; left:148px; font:normal 10px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#fd7820; line-height:15px; margin:0px; padding:0px; border:0px;"><a href="http://www.blurb.com/books/2685695" force="true" only_path="false" style="color:#fd7820; text-decoration:none;" title="Book Preview">Book Preview</a> </div><div style="position:absolute; top:20px; right:20px; padding:0px; margin:0px;"><a title="Photo book" href="http://www.blurb.com/?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=280x160" target="_blank" style="border:0; padding:0px; margin:0px; text-decoration:none;"> <img src="http://www.blurb.com/images/badge/photo-book.png" style="border:0; padding:0px; margin:0px;" alt="Photo book"/> </a> </div><div style="clear: both; border: 0px solid black;"></div></div>Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15913564686195500112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35459386.post-80439500502582774802011-11-22T20:00:00.000-05:002011-11-22T21:19:27.720-05:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/6386614861/" title="Blue Hole by tpgaines74, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6386614861_01c11a1f1f.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Blue Hole "></a>Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15913564686195500112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35459386.post-88187785534053049902011-11-13T18:37:00.007-05:002011-11-28T16:31:07.486-05:00It was great to see the Knoxville biking community rally around the trail building efforts in South Knoxville. Thanks to all who who are a part of the AMBC. <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/6342817398/" title="AMBC Fall Fest by tpgaines74, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6098/6342817398_7d1f01fec9.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="AMBC Fall Fest"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/6342362493/" title="Stolen Sheep by tpgaines74, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6101/6342362493_be4a245d42.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Stolen Sheep"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/6341621189/" title="Shredding the leaves at Hastie by tpgaines74, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6212/6341621189_9e0bd50fec.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Shredding the leaves at Hastie"></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/6342682764/" title="Dirty South by tpgaines74, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6222/6342682764_796ba0bea2.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Dirty South"></a>Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15913564686195500112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35459386.post-84802754998949283702011-11-07T13:40:00.001-05:002011-11-07T13:40:05.606-05:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/6316396877/" title="Meade's Quarry by tpgaines74, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6098/6316396877_7601fd133f.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="Meade's Quarry"></a>Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15913564686195500112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35459386.post-12982789023119174822011-10-31T21:43:00.001-04:002011-10-31T21:43:46.291-04:00<iframe align="center" src="http://www.flickr.com/slideShow/index.gne?group_id=&user_id=55543310@N03&set_id=72157627899392077&tags=mtb"hawridge""hilloftruth"racetennessee" frameBorder="0" width="500" height="500" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /> <small>Created with <a href="http://www.admarket.se" title="Admarket.se">Admarket's</a> <a href="http://flickrslidr.com" title="flickrSLiDR">flickrSLiDR</a>.</small><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/sets/72157627899392077/">Link to photos</a>Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15913564686195500112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35459386.post-34359642248718497882011-10-23T21:32:00.001-04:002011-10-23T21:32:19.086-04:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/6274804972/" title="upon the Blue Ridge Mountains, is where I took my stand by tpgaines74, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6212/6274804972_25866dee0f.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="upon the Blue Ridge Mountains, is where I took my stand"></a>Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15913564686195500112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35459386.post-65174065250330546192011-10-21T10:00:00.002-04:002011-10-21T10:00:48.008-04:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/6256189490/" title="Fall colors from Grayson Highlands- VA by tpgaines74, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6177/6256189490_9e9b17938f.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Fall colors from Grayson Highlands- VA"></a>Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15913564686195500112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35459386.post-81624221693285155662011-10-11T16:51:00.001-04:002011-10-11T16:51:45.888-04:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpgaines/6234982331/" title="the garage by tpgaines74, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6220/6234982331_35f8a27369.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="the garage"></a>Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15913564686195500112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35459386.post-45495856964236817582011-10-10T22:00:00.001-04:002011-10-10T22:01:07.466-04:00E-bay listing<br /> <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280752819229">Lens For Sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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