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Mount Sterling Trail – Mount Sterling Fire Tower – Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Details: Location: Mount Sterling Gap; on Mt. Sterling Road (Old Hwy 284) between Big Creek Ranger Station and Cataloochee. Distance: 2.8 miles. (5.6 miles round trip.) Elevation Gained: 2006 feet. Difficulty: Strenuous. … Continue reading
Mouse Creek Falls – Big Creek – Great Smoky Mountains National Park Mouse Creek Falls is a 45 foot double cascade waterfall located at the confluence of Mouse Creek and Big Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Mouse Creek Falls is located at 2.0 miles on Big Creek Trail in … Continue reading
Midnight Hole – Big Creek – Great Smoky Mountains National Park Midnight Hole is located at 1.5 miles on Big Creek Trail in the Great Smokies.
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Big Creek Trail – Midnight Hole & Mouse Creek Falls – Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Thursday, March 14, 2013 Details: Location: Big Creek Distance: 4 miles, round trip. Time: 1:49 Weather: Clear; 44 degrees. Gear: Vasque Bitterroot Boots, Superfeet insoles, Baselayers, MH Warlow softshell pants, Marmot fleece. Summary: Big … Continue reading
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Paddlers on Big Creek – Great Smoky Mountains National Park – March 13, 2013 Story: While I was at the Big Creek Picnic area taking some creek pictures, a truck full of paddlers pulled up and unloaded. They were putting in just upstream of the bridge in the picnic … Continue reading
“Doo Doo Doo… looking out my backdoor” Spring is approaching, evidenced today by the warm and turbulent weather passing through. This was pretty much my first attempt with birds. There was a Cardinal pair I was trying to catch, but they proved too elusive. These were shot with a Nikon … Continue reading
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Appalachian Trail – Davenport Gap to Mount Cammerer (Almost) – Great Smoky Mountains National Park Details: Difficulty: Strenuous. Location: Appalachian Trail at Davenport Gap. Distance: I made 4.72 miles before my left knee objected and I turned around. 9.5 miles round trip. Total Ascent: 2,695 feet. (To the 4.72 mile … Continue reading
Newfound Gap – Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Angel Falls – Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area. Angel Falls can be reached by taking the Angel Falls Trail from the Leatherwood Ford Picnic area in Big South Fork.
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Angel Falls Trail – Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area – Saturday, February 23, 2013. Details: Difficulty: Easy. Exception: The rapid itself is *extremely* dangerous. Be careful exploring the area around the falls. Multiple people have died here since the creation of the Park in 1974. (Including hikers … Continue reading
