I reserved site 5 at Lower Forge - gonna hike around for 12-15 miles on Saturday. I might do the same on Sunday or I might just hike out to Batona or Atsion, wherever I leave my car.

I'm trying to get into hiking shape to tackle the Batona Trail (53 miles) in three days/two nights this fall. This is just an initial hike since I haven't done much hiking lately. In a couple of weeks, I hope to follow this up with longer hikes of 16 to 19 miles per day. I'll probably do Buttonwood Hill to Batona soon (16.3 miles), then Ongs Hat to Batona (18.7 miles), before tackling the entire Batona Trail.