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PROTECTED: BRINGING THE BIG DOG!!!
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MORE UPHHILL AWAITS…
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Hiking the Appalachian Trail southbound from Unicoi Gap. It's a long climb ~1100 feet in the first 1.5 miles. … [Read more...]
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ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE
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This is it - the famed tunnel on the "Road To Nowhere". It looks more like the zombie apocalypse than a backpacking trip. … [Read more...]
100% CHANCE OF RAIN? BACKPACKING TO PLUM ORCHARD SHELTER
December 9, 2014 By Leave a Comment
The weatherman said there was a 100% chance of rain today, and he was 100% right! It rained all morning, and all afternoon. I confess that I'm still not sure how I was talked in to this trip, or how we got away with it at all. Despite the gloomy weather (and our ventures in to Panthertown Valley just last weekend), the wives reluctantly gave the OK - and here we are climbing "As Knob" on the Appalachian Trail about an hour before dark. Our destination is Plum Orchard Shelter. … [Read more...]
PROTECTED: THE POWER OF DURAFLAME
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WORKING OFF THANKSGIVING DINNER – AN OVERNIGHT IN PANTHERTOWN VALLEY
December 4, 2014 By Leave a Comment
After fattening up on Thanksgiving dinner, The Camel meets us in North Carolina for a hike in to Panthertown Valley. No one is more excited than the Boone Dawg who is craving some time in the backcountry. And we are blessed with sunshine as you can see from the the shadows in this photo. The weather has been cool this week so snow showers and ice still lingering in the valley. Here is a giant piece floating near Schoohouse Falls. Our preferred campsite is taken. So we … [Read more...]
HIKING THE DRY SLUICE TRAIL – GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
January 17, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Last weekend, we hiked ~9 miles from Ice Water Springs shelter down to Smokemont Campground in Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Here's some video from the Dry Sluice Trail as it crosses the bridge over Bradley Fork. By the time we hit the valley, temps had climbed from the teens to the 50's which made for great hiking this winter afternoon. … [Read more...]
