Winter Hiking At Bernheim

Although many people think of winter as a time for indoor activities, some of the best hiking experiences you can have are during this season. Winter offers hikers several advantages over the other seasons.

First, the winter woods offer many charms not found in the other seasons. The leafless trees and shrubs allow for long views across the landscape. At places like Bernheim, you can find spectacular 360° panoramas from the top of a knob, clear views down tumbling creek valleys, and extensive hillside rock outcrops - all hidden by vegetation during the other seasons. Continued >>

Jimmie Johnson (is a Special Volunteer)

Begun in 1968 by the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, the Special Olympics is an international association created for the benefit of persons with mental retardation. Both children and adults are provided with year-round training and competition in 26 summer and winter sports. Over 1 million athletes currently participate.

In addition to his day job, Jimmie Johnson, 50, has been a volunteer coach for the winter program since 1980. Continued >>

Jock Docs - Dr. Melissa and Dr. Jerry Welch

Step, rest, breathe. Step, rest, breathe. Louisville residents Jerry and Melissa Welch had repeated this mantra for hours in the pre-dawn as they carefully worked their way up Mt. Rainier 's Disappointment Cleaver. They exhaled forcefully, creating a vacuum in their lungs in order to inhale as much of the thin air as possible. Behind them pink rays of light were slowly transforming the dark sky as dawn broke over the cascades. Continued >>