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    Linville Gorge

    My Brother and I were up at the Gorge this past week for a small bit of hiking and a good bit of hanging. The temps were great and we had just a great time in the awe inspiring beauty of the place. We started off on Friday night at Hawksbill mountain. Saturday we went down the Conley Cove trail and camped by the river. There was also a pit stop at Wiseman's View. There was a good bit of rain on Saturday afternoon and night but we were good to go with our rigs and stayed nice and It was my first time there in at least 15 years and I will be going back! I made my first attempt at making a videography of the trip. Hope you enjoy the video as much as we did the trip.
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    Man i gotta get to this place. I have my vacation booked for the next 4 years though.
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    That's just mean, taking a camera under a guy's tarp when he's snoozing...

    Good report!

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    Well thank you for that ... most excellent trip report and video. Those lights were more than likely Morganton ... can't see Asheville from there. On a good night you can see Hickory and Charlotte though.

    Thanks for sharing your adventure with us. Good times.

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    Great video brother! Awesome trip and I can't wait to go back and do it again!

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    Nice Video. Now I'm really itching to get back to the Gorge this fall!!
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    Thanks for sharing your video with us. That sure is one beautiful place to hike and hang.
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    Thanks for the video. Wish I could have been there. I think we hit about 100 deg. F. that weekend here in Atlanta. Nice and cool in the Gorge.
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    Always good to see the Gorge!
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    Quote Originally Posted by SoundWitness View Post
    Nice Video. Now I'm really itching to get back to the Gorge this fall!!
    'Nuf said. Thanks for making the itch worse!
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