We had 13 camper/hikers for our weekend in the Smokies and the Blue Ridge Parkway area. We camped at Mile High Campground and our sites had gorgeous views of the mountains.
Friday afternoon a few hiked to the Heintooga Overlook and the rest of us hiked the Flat Creek Trail. We had one creek crossing where we had to change into our water shoes. Friday evening we shared a barbecue potluck with lots of delicious sides and desserts.
Saturday we hiked 14 miles on the Rough Fork, Caldwell and Hemphill Bald Trails. The views from Hempbill Bald were spectacular. We encountered volunteers on horses doing trail maintenance, which was needed because there were several trees down across the trails. It was a long day and we decided to bring the leftover barbecue and sides out and not go into town and eat in a restaurant.
Sunday’s hike was shorter – a 5 mile loop in the Shining Rock Wilderness off the Blue Ridge Parkway. We hiked the Art Loeb trail with panoramic views from Tennent Mountain and Black Balsam Knob. We had great weather and even a full moon.
Hikers were Joe Campbell, Randy from Durham, NC, Jane Ellett, Wendy Fish, Judy Fries, Jean Goldman, Joan Hartvigsen, Nancy Juodenas, Marsha Medford, Joni Perrine, Sara Pollard, Marietta Poteet, and Jeff Vernon.
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