Boy, I'd like to but I have a trip planned for following weekend and can't do 2 in a row due to family obligations. If plans change, I'll certainly post. Spring in the Sods, wow!Originally Posted by BearChaser
Boy, I'd like to but I have a trip planned for following weekend and can't do 2 in a row due to family obligations. If plans change, I'll certainly post. Spring in the Sods, wow!
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Too early for me to say. What I can do is give some info on coming in from FR80 since that was requested. FR80 starts as County Rd 37 and turns to FR80 as it switchbacks up the mountain and through a part of the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge. The parking area at the end will probably hold at least a dozen cars but the area can be pretty muddy with some huge holes on the road. From there you walk east to northeast on the gated old road which is now grassy. It's a pleasant hike. You'll eventually come to the intersection of Big Stonecoal, Breathed Mt. and Blackbird Knob trails. The top of the Timberline ski slopes is very close. The part of Big Stonecoal from here down to Dunkenberger is one of the few trail segments in Dolly Sods that I have not hiked but from the topos it looks pretty tame.
I'll check back in later when I have a better handle on the date.
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If conditions are bad one other option would be to contact the folks at Timberline ski resort about parking. We could leave the parking area out by the chair lift. A path cuts through between the houses along Winters Edge & Winter Set, a small tunnel goes under Winter Set. That path connects to FR80 going to the top of the mountain. This is the route we took when Mt. Biking the area. I believe it was part of the old 24 hrs of Canaan Mt. Bike race.
I would like to try to make it but I am trying recruit a few non-hammockforums guys who have hammocks to come with me.
Noob question: would I need Underquilts or TQ for this?
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I would no matter when or where I go out, personally. Some kind of top and bottom insulation is just about a must most cases or at least one or the other. I'd take both.
Dolly Sods is one of those places where the weather can change very fast, and it can be ... unseasonable.
Yoiu'd not last past one paycheck.Wow, I bet it's nice to be self-employed! I'm really jealous...
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Yep, you'll need some sort of insulation. Dolly Sods is generally between 3000 - 4000 feet. Last September at the group hang, we saw temps in the mid 20s at night. It could be 70 and sunny during the day, and change to 30s and snow at night. You'll have to be prepared for just about anything.
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Wow! If you think like that, then what's holding you back?Perhaps... I'm certain we'd improvise, adapt, and overcome.
Wish you were coming to Dolly Sods, so we could talk about it more...
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