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  1. 06-28-2013, 12:58 #1
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    Thumbs up TN>Citico Creek Wilderness - June 21-23, 2013

    I hiked in the Citico Creek Wilderness in SE Tennessee on the NC border last weekend. Happened to be summer solstice and longest day of the year. A female U.S. Marine veteran went with me and Tipi Walter met us our first morning and was our guide and trail blazer for two days. We had a great time and enjoyed it so much that we're going back some time in July.

    I was the only hammock-hanger, but got to impress Tipi with my new DIY underquilt.

    Photo Album link. The photo captions are my trip report.

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  2. 06-28-2013, 14:15 #2
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    Awesome trip report RainMan. Tipi is the man for that area and carrying heavy loads. One of the places I want to go hike. BigRed77
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    Wow! That makes me wanna go too! I've hiked part of Slick Rock Creek trail on the TN/NC line from Caulderwood lake back to several waterfalls. And there were many creek crossings. Were there a lot of crossings on Citico Creek? Maybe we could plan a paddle/camp/hike?
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    Looked like a great hike. Thanks for taking time to share. Made my day.
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    L.D., we had three actual fords, all on the South Fork Citico Creek, none bad. Two of those can be easily by-passed. We had numerous "rock hops" and "step across" creek crossings, too.

    You're all welcome for the report. Happy to share. I plan to organize and lead another hike there in July, getting ready for a big AT hike in August in NH/ME. I post some hikes here and on WhiteBlaze, but mostly I lead them through the Nashville Backpacker Meetup group on www.meetup.com.

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    Nice TR. Thanks Rain Man.
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    TN>Citico Creek Wilderness - June 21-23, 2013

    Great report! Thanks, RM! I noticed that the female Marine was the only one without a headnet - Hoo- Ahh!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SkyPainter View Post
    Great report! Thanks, RM! I noticed that the female Marine was the only one without a headnet - Hoo- Ahh!
    Rookie mistake! And yet she trained at Paris Island (as all the female Marines do), in my home state of South Carolina.

    I bet when we go back to Citico or Joyce Kilmer this month, she'll have one in the photos?

    She was a tough hiker and great trail companion ... and smart.

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    Rain Man, looked like a pretty long stretch on your hang. Did you have to use extenders ?
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    GOOD LORD ... did Tipi plan on doing his Solo 18 day hike with that 4Season, 3 man Helleburg Tent?

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