This is a fanciful name for spending 21 days backpacking the 7 main trails in the Citico Creek wilderness in the Tennesse mountains. They are---
** Rocky Flats
** Crowder Branch up
** Fodderstack Ridge (south)
** Pine Ridge down
** Brush Mt up
** South Fork down
** North Fork up.
And with two bonus Kingdoms---
** Haoe/Jenkins Meadow down
** Naked Ground trail up.
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https://tipiwalter.smugmug.com/Backp...even-Kingdoms/
21 DAY
QUEST
FOR THE
7 KINGDOMS
TRIP 193
October 16--November 5, 2018
HIGHLIGHTS
** THE FIRST KINGDOM OF ROCKY FLATS
** TWO YELLOW JACKET STINGS
** 43 CREEK CROSSINGS
** THE SECOND KINGDOM OF CROWDER BRANCH
** THE THIRD KINGDOM OF FODDERSTACK RIDGE
** THE FOURTH KINGDOM OF PINE RIDGE
** THE FIFTH KINGDOM OF BRUSH MT
** 24TH BRUSH MOUNTAIN BACKPACK
** ENTERING THE 7TH KINGDOM OF NORTH FORK CITICO
** TWO BACKPACKERS ALEX AND CAL ON 7 MILE RIDGE
** BONUS KINGDOM 8 DOWN HAOE/JENKINS
** BONUS KINGDOM 9 UP NAKED GROUND TRAIL
** NATHANIEL AND ALEX TWO BACKPACKERS ON 7 MILE RIDGE
** JOEY AND TREY TWO MORE BACKPACKERS ON 7 MILE RIDGE
** BACKPACKING OUT WITH KENT AND JOSH
** 33 BACKPACKERS SEEN (NONE UNTIL DAY 15---33 BETWEEN DAY 15 AND DAY 20
TRAILS
Entrance at Beehouse Gap on Citico Creek Road
Beehouse Roadwalk to Warden's Field
Up Rocky Flats Trail
**Ed Abbey Camp on Abbey Creek**
Rocky Flats Trail
**Johnny's Spur Camp**
Rocky Flats
**Chimney Camp**
Rocky Flats Out
Doublecamp Roadwalk
Crowder Branch Up
**Crow Horse Camp (2)**
Fodderstack Ridge Heading South
Pine Ridge Trail Down
**Pine Ridge Camp**
Pine Ridge Down into Warden's Field
South Fork Trail 105 Up
**Brush/South Fork Camp**
Brush Mt Up
**Audrey Camp**
Brush Mt Up
**Brush Mt Gap Camp**
Brush Mt Up
Trail 149 to Cold Spring Gap
South Fork Trail Down
**Iron Camp**
South Fork Down
**White Rock Camp**
South Fork to North Fork Up
**North Fork Crossing 2 Camp**
North Fork Up
**Blue Rock Camp**
North Fork Up
Fodderstack Ridge Trail South
54A(N) Trail Up to 7 Mile Ridge
**South Col Camp on Bob Bald**
7 Mile Ridge East to Haoe Peak
Haoe Lead Trail Down
Jenkins Meadow Trail Down
**Jenks Finger Camp**
Jenkins Trail Down
Jenks Upper Connector Trail
Naked Ground Trail Up
**Mid Dog Camp**
Naked Ground Up
**High Dog Camp**
Naked Ground Up
**Landon Camp Naked Ground Gap**
7 Mile Ridge West
**Raven Camp Bob Bald**
54A(S) Down to Cold Gap
Fodderstack Ridge Trail to Beech Gap
Hitchhike 2 Miles down Skyway to Jeffrey Hell Trailhead
Jeffrey Hell Trail Down
**Frustration Camp**
Jeffrey Hell Backtrack Up
Skyway Roadwalk to Grassy Gap and OUT
The first day I get dropped off in the rain on October 16 and hike several miles from Beehouse Gap near Flats Mt and enter Citico wilderness on the Rocky Flats trail, as shown above.
Before the trip I prepared several batches of spaghetti and homedried the wad which provided some great dinners out in the field.
I finish the First Kingdom of Rocky Flats and stop at the trailhead to take some pics. Shown is my new McHale pack in red cordura with yellow spectra top lid and back pocket.
After a short connecting hike I link up to the Second Kingdom of Crowder Branch trail and its trailhead. It's a very steep trail in places and tough with a 90-95 lb pack but I make it.
As I make my way up olde Crow Branch I stop for a brief trail snack of weird finger grapes. Excellent trail food while they last.
This interesting pic shows where Doublecamp Creek on the left merges with Crowder Creek on the right---and this occurs at the Crowder Branch trailhead.
After I finished my Crowder hump of the Second Kingdom and I quickly pass thru the Third Kingdom of Fodderstack Ridge and jct with the Fourth Kingdom of Pine Ridge trail and stop by this Indian Tree for a pic.