If all goes well, this (the pink line) is our hike out Sunday morning:
http://www.brendajwiley.com/overmountain_trail.html
I wondered where the victory trail led off to.
It could be that the purpose of my life is merely to serve as a warning to others.
I finally read this whole thread and see you all might be joining us...Fingers crossed to see you both, though I know Mr.Dark just did this section last month....maybe conditions will be a little different this time. My biggest hopes is clear skies as we ross the balds, of course winds less than 30knotts would be nice too.
glissade maybe or a group ride on Hickery's pulk
speaking of, how many are pulking?
After speaking with my XC skiing friend today, I was told that most of the area up top was in the 6 inch range and she didn't encounter anything approaching a foot in depth.
With postholing not being likely, I'll stick with hiking with a pack. That first year with the pulks soured me on off-camber pulking. I spent more time pulling my sled back to the trail than pulling it along the trail.
I'm inviting all participants who will drive post hike near or through Johnson City to eat at Scratch Pizza thinking if we do the out to Hampton Creek Trailhead we should be done by noon and eating pizza by 1
with me thinking they are for the flats mostly but I know some hill climb with them.
BUT it sounds like Overmountain is a go! and that is terrific news. One of the top 5 sections of the entire AT!
Looks like rain Friday and Sunday. Hopefully the Sunday rain won't hit until afternoon. I looked at Minneapolis, NC and Roan Mountain, TN on weather.gov. The lows at elevation look to be in the high teens for RHK and high 20's for Over Mountain the following night. Hopefully Friday's rain will be snow at elevation.
Unless the forecast shifts cooler, I'll be leaving my overboots behind. I'll probably be donning my trail runners with some gaiters for the hike. I may get crazy and bring my Wiggy's packboot liners for camp shoes.
With the temps in question, I'm leaning toward a hammock sock, Peapod and a thin pad with a possible summer TQ.
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