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April 2024
How to prepare a boat for winter living and staying warm
Sailboat in the snow

Living on a sailboat during the winter months has unique challenges, as most boats are primarily designed for warmer water environments. If you live in a colder climate in the north, you already know that the winter weather and storms turn lakes and rivers into ice, requiring proper winter boat storage – your boat to Read more

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Sailboat in the snow
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Apr April 2024
How to prepare a boat for winter living and staying warm

Living on a sailboat during the winter months has unique challenges, as most boats are primarily designed for warmer water environments. If you live in a colder climate in the north, you already know that the winter weather and storms turn lakes and rivers into ice, requiring proper winter boat storage – your boat to Read more

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March 2022
Visiting Papallacta Hot Springs
Papallacta Hot Springs

Papallacta Hot Springs (officially Termas de Papallacta) is located surrounded by the Andes Mountains, but near the large metro city of Quito, Ecuador and is a popular destination for both locals and tourists. The springs consists of multiple pools at varying temperatures from what I would consider cold to extremely hot! Where is Papallacta Hot Read more

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Papallacta Hot Springs
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Mar March 2022
Visiting Papallacta Hot Springs

Papallacta Hot Springs (officially Termas de Papallacta) is located surrounded by the Andes Mountains, but near the large metro city of Quito, Ecuador and is a popular destination for both locals and tourists. The springs consists of multiple pools at varying temperatures from what I would consider cold to extremely hot! Where is Papallacta Hot Read more

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June 2020
Love one another
Love One Another

2020 has been a crazy year. Just when you thought 2016 was polarizing and could not be topped, 2020 said, “hold my beer!” We are living with a pandemic during a polarizing election year, tensions are high, unarmed black men are being murdered in public with complete disregard while with phone cameras were rolling, and Read more

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Love One Another
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Jun June 2020
Love one another

2020 has been a crazy year. Just when you thought 2016 was polarizing and could not be topped, 2020 said, “hold my beer!” We are living with a pandemic during a polarizing election year, tensions are high, unarmed black men are being murdered in public with complete disregard while with phone cameras were rolling, and Read more

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May 2020
Sioux Charley Lake Trail
Sioux Charley Lake Trail

The Sioux Charley Lake Trail is a popular out and back hiking trail located in the Custer Gallatin National Forest in Montana. This trail is heavily trafficked and a great hike for all skill levels. On this trail, you will pass through canyons, forest, and end up at Sioux Charley Lake with a view only Read more

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Sioux Charley Lake Trail
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May May 2020
Sioux Charley Lake Trail

The Sioux Charley Lake Trail is a popular out and back hiking trail located in the Custer Gallatin National Forest in Montana. This trail is heavily trafficked and a great hike for all skill levels. On this trail, you will pass through canyons, forest, and end up at Sioux Charley Lake with a view only Read more

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March 2020
A Guide To Big Sky Montana
Horseback Riding Big Sky Montana

Big Sky, Montana is well known for amazing skiing on big terrain without the crowds you find in other large resorts. As amazing as the skiing is in Big Sky, there are a lot of other activities to keep you busy for weeks anytime of there year! Here are the most asked questions about Big Read more

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Horseback Riding Big Sky Montana
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Mar March 2020
A Guide To Big Sky Montana

Big Sky, Montana is well known for amazing skiing on big terrain without the crowds you find in other large resorts. As amazing as the skiing is in Big Sky, there are a lot of other activities to keep you busy for weeks anytime of there year! Here are the most asked questions about Big Read more

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January 2020
How to plan an international climbing trip
Climbing the Madonna Wall in the Dolomites of Northern Italy

Planning an international climbing trip might sound like a daunting challenge, but if you follow these steps, you will find it a little easier and things will go smoother during your trip. DECIDE ON A COUNTRY OF CHOICE This might sound easy, but there are 195 countries with a lot of rock! If you want Read more

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Climbing the Madonna Wall in the Dolomites of Northern Italy
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Jan January 2020
How to plan an international climbing trip

Planning an international climbing trip might sound like a daunting challenge, but if you follow these steps, you will find it a little easier and things will go smoother during your trip. DECIDE ON A COUNTRY OF CHOICE This might sound easy, but there are 195 countries with a lot of rock! If you want Read more

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September 2019
Pigeon Forge Adventure Giveaway

CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNERS! FIRST PLACE: Mark B. of Kentucky. SECOND PLACE: Jessica M. of Virginia. THIRD PLACE: Kathy F. of Tennessee. Pigeon Forge is an adventure lover’s dream! This destination is not only the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the city is filled with adventure and fun! PIGEON FORGE ADVENTURE GIVEAWAY REGISTER Read more

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Sep September 2019
Pigeon Forge Adventure Giveaway

CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNERS! FIRST PLACE: Mark B. of Kentucky. SECOND PLACE: Jessica M. of Virginia. THIRD PLACE: Kathy F. of Tennessee. Pigeon Forge is an adventure lover’s dream! This destination is not only the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the city is filled with adventure and fun! PIGEON FORGE ADVENTURE GIVEAWAY REGISTER Read more

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May 2019
Cooking breakfast in the wild

Nothing is better than food cooked in the wild. It creates the perfect combination of smoky flavor and natural taste that can’t be matched at home. One meal that is often skipped in the wild is breakfast. Too many people think breakfast in the outdoors must consist of pop tarts and other non-nutritious meals. But Read more

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May May 2019
Cooking breakfast in the wild

Nothing is better than food cooked in the wild. It creates the perfect combination of smoky flavor and natural taste that can’t be matched at home. One meal that is often skipped in the wild is breakfast. Too many people think breakfast in the outdoors must consist of pop tarts and other non-nutritious meals. But Read more

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March 2019
10 places to find snow near Knoxville
Max Patch In The Deep Snow

Have you ever wanted to see more snow in Knoxville and asked, “where can I find snow near Knoxville?” Knoxville, like most southern cities, isn’t used to getting a lot of snow. 2-inches will typically close a Wal-Mart! Despite the lack of wintertime precipitation in the city, one thing that is special about Knoxville is Read more

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Max Patch In The Deep Snow
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Mar March 2019
10 places to find snow near Knoxville

Have you ever wanted to see more snow in Knoxville and asked, “where can I find snow near Knoxville?” Knoxville, like most southern cities, isn’t used to getting a lot of snow. 2-inches will typically close a Wal-Mart! Despite the lack of wintertime precipitation in the city, one thing that is special about Knoxville is Read more

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July 2018
unleaSHEd Festival

I had a blast taking photos of the unleaSHEd Women’s Adventure Festival in Knoxville recently! Thank you to all the adventurous women who accepted having a guy around taking photos and emceeing. You all crushed it!!! If you were a participant in the festival, you should have received an email with links to full size Read more

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Jul July 2018
unleaSHEd Festival

I had a blast taking photos of the unleaSHEd Women’s Adventure Festival in Knoxville recently! Thank you to all the adventurous women who accepted having a guy around taking photos and emceeing. You all crushed it!!! If you were a participant in the festival, you should have received an email with links to full size Read more

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ABOUT KEVIN FLINT

Kevin Flint is a Knoxville, Tenn. based outdoor adventurer, content creator, traveler, gear tester, and marketing communications specialist. He spends time exploring remote and wild lands and the destinations along the way. During his explorations, he tests gear and gathers professional quality content for brands, destinations, and media companies. He also tells honest stories and shares the beautiful things he experiences in the process through this website, media outlets, and his social media channels.

His love for the outdoors began at an early age. Before he was 2-weeks-old, his father had him out on the family ski boat on Cherokee Lake in Grainger County, Tenn. That experience, he says, put East Tennessee water in his veins. Since birth, there has not been many times in his life he has been without a boat. That is just a part of who he is. His parents had a home so close to the lake, the water would reach slightly under the front porch at full-pool. He spend early childhood summer mornings fishing off the porch and watching the squirrels play in the white oaks that surrounded the porch. Paddling water became second nature to him. As he grew, his love for the outdoors intensified. He typically explored higher and further than others wanted to go. Getting up at 4:30 in the morning to hike up a steep mountain to explore or hunt was the best part of his year.

During high school, friends introduced him to rock climbing and repelling on a small face in Virginia. That was something that changed him forever. He never stopped wanting to be on the rocks. When not playing high school football, he stayed in the mountains, rivers, and lakes around Tennessee. During college, be bought a set of skis and a season pass to Cataloochee Ski Area in North Carolina and learned to ski. Later, that season pass turned into multiple season passes to Colorado ski resorts. He learned to pilot a hang glider in Chattanooga.

In 2005, Kevin was hired as a young outdoor writer for “Visiting The Smokies” magazine and its sister company newspaper. During that time, he honed his craft at telling a compelling story, research, and fact checking. The magazine covered the areas that surround the Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee and Western North Carolina. Kevin also covered shifts for the news director at 92.9 WNPC radio where he found and reported area news for a 15-minute broadcast. He was also a radio DJ at the station under the name “Cowboy Kevin”.

In 2008, Kevin was hired as Rafting In The Smokies’ (RITS) Outpost Manager on the Pigeon River in Hartford, Tenn and later managed the zipline and high ropes course operation for the company. RITS is one of the highest volume rafting companies in the country. Working at RITS at the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cherokee National Forest, and Pisgah National Forest gave Kevin unprecedented access to paddling, hiking, backpacking, camping, skiing, and everything outside.

Even when working as a writer and manager, Kevin also worked on the side developing websites and marketing for companies and events. In 2012, he accepted a job as the digital team leader of a marketing communications company in Knoxville. He led the web development and digital marketing projects for a long list of national clients, including fortune 500 brands. In 2014, he formed his own marketing communications company in Knoxville giving him more freedom to travel, explore the world, and write about adventures.

Living in Knoxville, the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains, gives him the opportunity to play everyday in the land where mountains reign and rivers roar. The city is commerce meets the outdoors. It is a perfect fit for the self professed half CEO and half gypsy. He can work a full-day marketing a brand and have time in the evening to bike the South Loop in Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness or a greenway, rock climb in nearby Obed, wakeboard on Fort Loudoun Lake/Tennessee River, hike House Mountain, or find numerous rivers, lakes, trails, and parks in all directions. He has deep southern roots, but has a love for all things outdoors, the American West, and foreign lands. He never stops loving life. He never stops living. He never stops exploring.

OTHER FACTS ABOUT KEVIN
Kevin is a supporting member of Access Fund, East Tennessee Climbers Coalition, Southeastern Climbers Coalition, American Canoe Association, and Chota paddle club.

Kevin is a graduate of East Tennessee Regional Leadership and Leadership Cocke County organizations. He served a term as Vice Chairman of the Leadership Cocke County board and was twice been selected to attend the Tennessee Association of Community Leadership (TACL) state conference and is a former chair of the state conference committee.

As a teenager, Kevin was a regular member of the popular television show “Club Dance” on TNN, now known as Paramount Network. The show was filmed in Knoxville and was about dancing. That’s another passion of his!

He is in a relationship with A Soul New World’s Meg Campbell who is a creative entrepreneur in the holistic health industry who supports women in healing through various methods so they can live an authentic life of self love, freedom, and joy.

He is not “mondogamous” and cannot pass a dog up without saying hi. in 2019, he lost his two dogs, Angel and Chomper. They were 16- and 17-years-old.

He is a member of the Parrottsville Ruritan Club, where he served two terms as president of the charitable service club. He currently serves as its “social development” chairman.

Kevin is chairman of the Parrottsville Christmas Parade.

WORDS TO LIVE BY
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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you did not do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Mark Twain

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Everything that glitters is not gold.
Bob McDill & Dan Seals

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“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”
Edmund Burke

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