Pinhoti Trail, Mar 16-17, 2009

**neo** · 03-28-2009, 11:15

great trip report,i love hiking the pinhoti

neo

**BillyBob58** · 03-28-2009, 13:54

Originally Posted by Grillmastertoo

Skippy--
Keep me in mind for that Pinhoti hang.....it is a beautiful place, at least the little bit i have seen....take care...

Ditto, it looks like a worthwhile hike. Glad to be finally finding places worth hiking ( like Sipsey- in cool weather anyway!) that are not as far off for me as the Smokies and Ozarks, much less the Rockies!

**Bearpaw** · 03-28-2009, 15:29

Originally Posted by Take-a-knee

Thanks for sharing...and see an ortho doc about your shoulder. Probably one bad PLF too many. I'm getting my rotator cuff repaired soon, that is an injury that is easy to fix early in the game but more difficult the worse it gets, IE, the longer you "suck it up".

I'm contacting the orthopaedist my wife saw about her ankle on Monday.

I've isolated the spot (back right shoulder at the ball-and-socket joint. When I hike, my chest and shoulder tighten up painfully for the first 1/2-mile or so, then they even out once the muscles warm up, but the tension runs down into my bicep and elbow. When it cools off, I have a quarter-size knot of muscle in that little point on my shoulder. It has improved a fair bit from last week, but I still want to get it checked out by a professional.

**Bearpaw** · 03-28-2009, 15:31

Originally Posted by skippy

Sounds like you enjoyed the trip in spite of the pain, The Pinhoti is a great trail with some nice views and unlimited places to hang. We talked about putting together a hang this coming fall or winter combined with a section or two of the trail. Maybe the shoulder will be better by then.

Come hell or high water, I'll be back hiking long-distanced my Memorial Day. That's when summer vacation hits, and I have many trails calling to me.

Keep us informed about the Alabama hang.

**Hooch** · 03-28-2009, 15:40

As always, great trip report with awesome pics, Bearpaw! Thanks for shring. sorry about your shoulder, my friend. I hope you're on the mend soon.

**skippy** · 03-28-2009, 15:44

Originally Posted by BillyBob58

Ditto, it looks like a worthwhile hike. Glad to be finally finding places worth hiking ( like Sipsey- in cool weather anyway!) that are not as far off for me as the Smokies and Ozarks, much less the Rockies!

Will do

Sounds like we have some interest