I had the pleasure of taking my 8 year old son Thomas on his first hike to Russell Field a couple Sundays ago. When we finally made it to the shelter, my memory of my first visit here came rushing...
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I had the pleasure of taking my 8 year old son Thomas on his first hike to Russell Field a couple Sundays ago. When we finally made it to the shelter, my memory of my first visit here came rushing...
I'm a little late to the game but thought I would throw in my 2 cents. I have been an active hiker/fisherman for the past 25 years in the Smokies. While I would have thought it completely silly as...
Another great resource for Smokies info is Tom Dunigan's Tennessee Landforms site.
http://web.eecs.utk.edu/~dunigan/gsmnp/
The above link shows his Smokies related links
His Gps tracks are the...
I was fishing up there last week. There is a bridge out somewhere right above the turn around. Crossing shouldn't be too bad, but make sure you are prepared for it. Water was still pretty cold (44...
I have hiked my last 300 miles in the Smokies in wading shoes and besides being a 1/2 pound heavier per pair were't much different from the Patagonia Drifters I just bought to replace them. Plus they...
I have added a sil-nylon groundsheet. I have also switched my Stealth quilt for an EE 10 degree, and added a down parka since it will be much colder than originally forecasted. Last night when park...
Muddy Waters - Thanks for your response!
Your right I definately dont need 50 feet of paracord. I will take 15 feet since I like to make a clothes line to dry my gear.
I'm definately taking the...
Getting ready for my Smokies thru hike, and thought I would run my gear list by my fellow fourm members:)
Doing 3 nights 4 days. Upcoming forecast seems to be calling for warmer temperatures and...