Beware - Bull to Porters is dry most of the way. Could maybe leave water in caches along the road but no idea if that "road" is driveable. Wouldn't want to carry that many days worth of water.
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Beware - Bull to Porters is dry most of the way. Could maybe leave water in caches along the road but no idea if that "road" is driveable. Wouldn't want to carry that many days worth of water.
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I've left a car at CR24 overnight many times with no problems. There is relatively safe parking on the shoulders of both sides of the road. ALDOT has even put in a new flashing light (think it is...
Sipsey doesn't have the elevation gain and loss of the pinhoti but it sure makes up for it with "obstacles" (blowdowns, muddy feeder creek crossings, etc.). I actually find the elevation...
given the rain earlier in the week and upcoming rain friday in central AL you should have no problems at all with existing sources. there is a stream just after 431 trailhead (Nobo) that almost...
Last Friday was our largest snow event of the millennium (we got 5-6") and it was gone by Sunday. Unlikely to get any snow but if it does it should be very manageable and perhaps enjoyable. Being...
[QUOTE=Gambit McCrae;2129732]Source 1: Coming out the side of a hill at high alt. about 6 miles from northern terminus(Daniel Boone Scout Camp), it has a funky tint to it, yellowish and was filtered...
I don’t think there was any offense intended by scarebear. Sounds like he was more questioning your experience level since you asked about resupply and showers on a 23 mile loop and what food to...
Campsite options are long branch shelter, betty creek gap, carter gap (shelter), beech gap, SIM summit area, SIM shelter - fairly evenly spaced. You will need to get a map/stat book - it can tell...
Not perfect but I was able to get calls off and weather updates while on the Shining Rock Ledge (not sure about Davidson River Valley side). However, I'm not sure how your buddy is going to park...
Pretty much anything north of the parkway is going to bear canister territory. Parkway is amazingly still open bc there hasn't been significant snow/ice yet (usually closed by early December). This...
38022This is really the only TRUE tricky section (Shining Rock Gap) north of the parkway. The other section that could be tricky is Ivestor Gap where you enter the SRW. You don't continue right on...
BRP was open a couple of weeks ago which is odd for December - usually closed by now. Likely closed in February though so the easy-to-get-to sites of the shining rock off the BRP will be much harder...
Was probably near 0 degrees on TN/NC AT at 5,000 ft 2 weekends ago and all 5 in my group had no problems using Jetboil (canister stove). Ignitors didnt work but we all had lighters that did work. ...
Forest service sells a wp Pinhoti map but it only covers trail within the talladega nf in AL. Don't think there are wp of other areas in AL - old one I have of a section is paper. Not sure about GA....
No shelter at deep gap - only down in the lowlands near Davidson River. High country section is all I have done - black balsam to cold mtn (80 pct of which is in shining rock area). Bear canister...
Yes but don't want to be stumbling around in the dark after some wiskey nips - seem to remember a cliff right by this site. Might be able to get 2 tents in there - not big.
Could park at Hughes Gap and do out and back to Clyde Smith Shelter (AT South) - short drive from the State Park. Little Rock Knob between HG & CSS has a pretty nice view, but will be a let down...
Second that
Might not be wildfire. Did Swetwater to Burns in Nov and much of area between SW and Shoal Creek Church had been recently clear cut so likely planned. Made following trail difficult. Not ideal if...
Wow - been a while since I had been to the FMST website. That Valley route is new to me. Used to be next to nothing regarding info on the site but they now have all sections trail guides up (dated...
Assume you mean trail miles - MST doesn't technically run through Sylva but just NE of there. BRP miles from 74/BRP intersection per google (which would closely mirror MST miles since it weaves back...
Might be dead set on AT, which is fine as this is an AT forum. However if just looking for a hike you have lots of good trails a good bit closer to you than the AT. Shining Rock/Middle Prong...
Alabama Pinhoti trail - close to home for you and well worn but not crowded. Weather is abysmal in AL for next 8 days so might make the decision for you. If you opt for it start at Adams Gap and...
Interesting they have removed the blazes but have replaced the wooden directional signs. I'll never understand the minutiae of those folks that make those decisions. Total mouth breathers.
Need to consider freestanding vs non. MSR tents are great (great company with ironclad warranty) but most of their tents aren't freestanding if memory serves. Can be an issue if the ground is frozen....