Thanks pretty sure I know where that might be ... and no chain saws allowed in The Big Ditch! So should be a challenge!
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I thought you'd know the spot, it's really the only place on the trail where you walk down a rock bed for a good 50 feet. The way it fell sucks...straight down the trail right in the bench, covering a good 40+ feet of trail. It's an old dead pine or hemlock. I don't know if you guys ever use a two man saw but you might need that. Maybe if you cut the branches on the downward side you could roll it off with a few rock bars but it's big.
I've been hiking The Gorge a lot this Fall and Winter, say every other weekend. It's always amazing how much the downfall adds up. If I can move stuff as I hike I do. I'm going to make a habit of carrying a Sven folding saw in there, help you guys out a little bit with the smaller stuff while I hike. I maintain a mountain bike trail here in Gaston County and that can be challenging enough, but The Gorge is a real beast. Thanks for keeping it clean!
I figured you were hopped up on Neese's products and Cherry Lemon Sundrop ;)
gastrointestinal gluttony!
nice trip report. Looks like a great time! How was the road in?
not bad. Icy in spots. I threw it in 4wd when I got sorta close to the trail head. I was actually expecting the driving part of the trip to be a lot worse.
Those are some beautiful pics.
The gorge is on my short list.