Hi, I'm Bill Fuller... my trail name is "Possum", which was given to me by my children.  I'm a native of Lebanon, Virginia, but now reside in Piney Flats, Tennessee just outside of Johnson City.  I'm a graduate of Virginia Tech where I majored in Agronomy, with a concentration in Turfgrass Management.  I've been employed with the City of Johnson City as the Golf Maintenance Manager for Buffalo Valley & Pine Oaks Golf Courses for the past 15 years (see here).   

Obviously my biggest hobby is the outdoors, in particular hiking and backpacking.  I've had a great admiration for mountains for about as long as I can remember.  And I'm fortunate enough that my family shares many of my adventures with me.  My wife Shannon is my backpacking partner, and my children Taylor and Campbell occasionally leave the xBox and computers behind to get outdoors with their Dad.

My overall interests include completing trail systems such as the Appalachian Trail, along with "peak-bagging" (reaching certain prominent summits), and simply exploring places that few people ever see.  

My goal of this site is to share that information with people who have the same interests so they can use my treks as a resource for their own outings, or just to share my adventures with my friends and family.    

I also have many other hobbies and projects.  I enjoy website design, of which I did the 2008 "Trail Days" site for the Town of Damascus, Virginia, and also redesigned the Tennessee Eastman Hiking Club's website.  I'm also interested in trail maintenance in order to do my part with keeping the Appalachian Trail in Tennessee in good condition.  Shannon and I have adopted a section of the A.T. from the Hampton Blue-blaze trailhead to Pond Flats. 

I also greatly enjoy photographing the outdoors.  Almost all older photography on this site was taken by a Canon A60 Powershot.  Some of the newer ones taken on longer excursions were done with a lightweight Fuji, while very recent ones from day-hikes are done with a Nikon D80.    

Please feel free to contact me with any questions, suggestions, or just to say "Hi".