Great trip report and pictures
One of my go to favorites and I feel for you on that climb up Old House Gap to Beacon heights in this humidity.
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Great trip report and pictures
One of my go to favorites and I feel for you on that climb up Old House Gap to Beacon heights in this humidity.
New system; fee and reservations required.
Check in with the park office permit's required now.
Great video Tall Paul
How do you like the Gaia GPS for marking trails? I looked at their website and could not get a idea of how well the app works.
Merry Christmas best wishes for a happy new year for all.
https://youtu.be/xrGfSgt1w2E
Thanks for taking us along Tall Paul just an fyi the Harper's Creek Trail from South Harper Creek Falls down to Harper's Creek has not been maintained sense the MST was rerouted to Raiders Camp Creek...
I saw on one the AT at Muskrat Shelter in Georgia and I think they have to redesign it because when laying asymmetrical it is way to tight and if you loosen it up it would get air between it and the...
Price Park Campground on the Blue Ridge Parkway or Grandfather Mountain State Park, Elk Knob State Park
Found this on whiteblaze
Learn how to save life & limb while out on the trail. Stuff happens! Maybe to you, maybe to others you come across.
A series of highly-acclaimed 2-day Wilderness First...
You should have!!!! Its not every day you get to meet the Maple King :cool:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fafZ4W_8jSc
Happy Birthday Shug and thank you and the Maple King for taking us along.
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[QUOTE=Shug;1626906]With CarolinaBackpackers approval here is my video footage of his ordeal in the Gorge.
I think the video says it all.
He is now a Legend of the Gorge.
Shug
Thanks Shug and a...
Great video thanks for taking us along. Love the rime ice makes it feel like !!! The first picture you can see Table Rock from Hump and the 2nd Grandfather Mtn. from Hump. Hope you can catch a day...
Jacks R Better had a pack cover that was also a gear hammock last year at trail days. Works great.
Welcome from the NC High Country126570
Welcome and +1 on the luci lights. I have used mine for a couple of years with a small carabineer hung from my ridgeline works great. https://www.mpowerd.com/luci/aura
Thanks Shug and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family. PS you should play at mandomania at Merlefest :D
Thanks for reminding me how much fun those rock slides are. :)
Heavy rain today so it should be out. This is what it was reported yesterday.
With dry conditions on Sunday, the fire increased to the south and west and is now estimated at 221 acres, according...
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/trails-roads-closed-wildfire-burning-near-linville/nkr8y/
Great video Paul and Natalie. I did that loop a couple of years ago and made the same mistake and missed the trail. We went down to the river and followed the river up to the waterfall you all were...
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Olny 55% of Pepole can raed tihs I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at...
Congratulations Fronkey and Pockets!!!! Fronkey you did better than winning the lottery :cool: just saying
Shug you never cease to amaze us and a big thumbs up. Well done!!!
Thanks Shug and Ken for taking us along on your adventures.
Snaggleroot great trip report and amazing pictures!!!! Glad to see you are still out there enjoying being hiker trash. Did you take a detour by Big Mikes???
Let me know and if I am available I can shuttle you from the Profile Trail parking lot to the swinging bridge so you don't have to yo yo.
Thanks for the video Tall Paul. Looks like you all had an awesome time. I look forward to your next adventure. Thanks for taking us along. That is my go to day hike. The plane crash that you saw is...
You would have to pay to park at the bridge but if you stay on State Park property and put in at the Profile trail head on Hwy 105 the profile view is about 2 miles up the trail. 85155
Welcome from the High Country
Welcome from the NC High Country Zack. Check out the hammock articles on hammock forums and also check out these sites. Just some things to get you started. Enjoy the Madness ;)...
Check out Taba's Thru hikers manual http://www.thru-hiker.us/palmetto-trail-2013
Snowing on Whitetop now :) http://www.booneweather.com/Webcams/Grayson+National+Whitetop+Cam
First post and welcome to Hammock forums and congratulations on your new hammock.
Welcome to the fun from Boone, North Carolina
Welcome to the madness from just across the ridge.
Yes I believe they are.
There is a campsite about 2 miles up from the Profile trail head or 1 mile down from the gap that will accomidate about 4 hammocks if you are creative. There are bear cables and water at the campsite...
Awesome video of my go to hiking place thanks so much. Good to see the hammock forums flag flying on top as well. Shantee springs water is the best on the mountain. Just bleow on the profile trail is...
Welcome Marcelle89 and you too Meekin from the High Country of NC
Shug and Ken thanks for taking us along. Another fun adventure. What is the best map that shows the trails in the Gingercake Acres to Hawks Bill area?
Shug
loved your lead in song on all three videos. (it brought a tear to my eye) I guess you and Hickery grew up like I did listening to Tommy Faile's cover but I later heard Scotty and Lulu Belle...
Thanks to Slowhike and Rockdawg for putting this hang together. It was great to meet everyone and learn some new stuff. Hickery got to talking about the gorge and I am headed to Shortoff tommorow...
Welcome to the High Country and the Forum Shutter. Are you going to make it to the hang at Mt Rogers this weekend?
Got my shcedule worked out and will be there Saturday Morning and wondering if there will be any trees left????? I will bring some dessert for Saturday night. Cakes Pies etc. lol I will get some from...
Welcome to the madness from the NC High Country
Thanks Snaggleroot for the link I am going to get a pair. It sounds like your trip with the Scouts was a blast and I hope you post a video of that trip as well.
Cool trip report snaggleroot and welcome to HF. Great camp shoes what kind are they? I think you said they are 4 Oz? Hope your trip to the great Northwest was even better. Kind of hard to beat those...
Great trip report jdk did you all count the stair steps going up to the top of the falls??
awesome pictures thanks for taking us along. If I remember right about 300 steps to the top of the falls?