Originally from Murray, Kentucky, he teaches at Maryville College in east Tennessee.
Books by Kim Trevathan: "Paddling the Tennessee River: A Voyage on Easy Water," Coldhearted River: A Canoe Odyssey down the Cumberland," "Liminal Zones: Where Lakes End and Rivers Begin," and "Against the Current: Paddling Upstream on the Tennessee River. Kim Trevathan is the author of "Paddling the Tennessee River: A Voyage on Easy
Water," "Coldhearted River: A Canoe Odyssey down the Cumberland
03/15/2026
Went on a thigh-burning hike with Maggie to Buzzard's Roost. Maggie made a friend, Caesar.
Scrambling to Buzzard’s Roost A ‘thigh-burning’ climb, elusive landmarks and a beagle mix named Caesar on a trek in Cherokee National Forest near Hartford.
02/01/2026
When it was about 100 degrees warmer, Drew Crain and I did some winter fishing for a column in Compass: https://compassknox.com/2026/01/14/torpor-on-tellico/
12/07/2025
Latest Knox Compass column: mushroom foraging at Ijams Nature Center: https://compassknox.com/2025/11/25/fun-finding-fungi/
08/22/2025
Got a couple of new columns: one on bad dog/owner behavior and the other on taking a short hike beneath the surface of the earth: https://compassknox.com/2025/06/27/dog-overboard/
https://compassknox.com/?s=kim+trevathan
In the Belly of the Mountain A tour of Tuckaleechee Caverns: slippery steps, stalactites and stalagmites, a waterfall, and maybe a mastodon tooth.
Paddling near Botany Bay, South Carolina, on Ocella Creek, we were thrilled to be greeted by dolphins.