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    The mouse completely froze, that was with my cell...

    The mouse completely froze, that was with my cell phone only a foot away

    glad you liked the pics
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    Lakeshore Trail - Smokies

    Great Smoky Mountains National Park
    Trailhead: Fontana Dam
    5/26 - 5/31/23 (5 nights)
    Lakeshore Trail => Bear Creek Trail => High Rocks => Cold Spring Gap Trail => Hazel Creek Trail => Lakeshore...
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    This was the calmest bear I've ever seen in the...

    This was the calmest bear I've ever seen in the Smokies. I seen about 25 over the years and they usually go crashing through the trees with no chance for a photo.

    This used to be my best bear...
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    Two Balds and a Firetower in the Smokies

    I'm catching up on a backlog of photos/trip reports. This is from November 2021.

    11/5 - 11/9/21 (4 nights)

    Clingmans Dome to Fontana Dam via the AT with a side trip to Gregory Bald
    Night 1:...
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    Thanks for the info, the map shows a lot of...

    Thanks for the info, the map shows a lot of waterfalls, but I like having goals :)
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    Thanks for those suggestions I was planning on...

    Thanks for those suggestions

    I was planning on a bear can, I find it is a lot easier than hanging a bear bag.
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    Panthertown Help

    I've had Panthertown in my sights for a while, but never managed to get there. I think it is time. I have the Kornegay map, I can't find a lot of other info. Any suggestions for a 3 night trip in...
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    The Paddling book I mentioned in your other...

    The Paddling book I mentioned in your other thread has lots of info about campsites/islands. Some the the islands are all mangrove and others have great beaches. Hanging is possible, but have a plan...
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    Dry Tortugas is probably booked, but the...

    Dry Tortugas is probably booked, but the Everglades is not.

    Where are you going in FL? If you are down near Everglades City/Naples, you should check out the Ten Thousand Islands. There are some...
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    Yep, you are correct. I had forgotten about the...

    Yep, you are correct. I had forgotten about the rule. Regardless, there are not a lot of trees there, so hanging would be hard. It is totally worth sleeping on the ground for a couple nights.
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    You should look into camping in the Dry Tortugas...

    You should look into camping in the Dry Tortugas NP. There will be other people there, totally worth it. If you decide to camp there, go for the max 3 nights, anything less is cheating yourself :)
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    Honey Creek (Big South Fork)

    I'm catching up on photos and trip reports from earlier this year

    5/15 - 5/16/21 (1 night)

    I offered to help plan a trip for someone online who had never been to Big South Fork. The process of...
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    I was just in Cataloochee last week. The road is...

    I was just in Cataloochee last week. The road is in great shape, any car can make it.
    There are enough people/tourists/rangers in the area (and it is a long way from a population center), so I...
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    I hiked to the Rae Lakes from Onion Valley (east...

    I hiked to the Rae Lakes from Onion Valley (east side) a couple years ago. I had a tent, but was looking for hanging locations. There are definitely places to hang near the Rae Lakes, also near...
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    I did that section of the AT last spring when I...

    I did that section of the AT last spring when I realized that you could hang at the shelters. https://backpackandbeer.blogspot.com/2020/05/appalachian-trail-to-cataloochee.html
    I did not like Peck's...
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    thanks for the great trip report I've hiked...

    thanks for the great trip report

    I've hiked most of those trails over a couple different trips, your report makes me want to revisit that stretch of the AT, probably should do it while I can hang...
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    I'll second the vote for Cataloochee. A couple...

    I'll second the vote for Cataloochee. A couple years ago I hiked into Site 41 and then day hiked the area for a couple of days. Lots more details and photos here -...
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    Thanks for that info, I appreciate it

    Thanks for that info, I appreciate it
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    Otter Creek Wilderness (WV) questions

    I'm looking for some info regarding Otter Creek Wilderness in the Monongahela NF (WV). There is not a lot of info/trip reports that I can find. I've seen the trips on midatlantichikes.com (for...
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    I clearly need to check out the AT just north of...

    I clearly need to check out the AT just north of the Park, thanks for the report.
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    Cataloochee was great to have to myself, but the...

    Cataloochee was great to have to myself, but the weather was nice on the ridge so I suspect going straight on the AT was a good trip as well.

    Did you happen to run into a group of about 8...
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    Yeah, right next to the bridge. 3 hammocks would...

    Yeah, right next to the bridge. 3 hammocks would be tough, there were a couple "better" trees vs the two I hung off of, but they were right next to a fire ring with nasty beanie weanie cans. I did...
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    I averaged about 10 - 12 miles a day, the longest...

    I averaged about 10 - 12 miles a day, the longest was probably about 14 miles. I'm trying to learn flower names, so when I discover a new one, I try to write it down. If I do that a couple times, the...
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    5 nights in the Smokies

    5/13 - 5/18/20 (5 nights)

    The road to Cataloochee is closed for construction, so the only way to get there is long hikes. I liked the idea of having the whole valley to myself :) I originally was...
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    Glad you all liked the photos, Linville Gorge is...

    Glad you all liked the photos, Linville Gorge is definitely photogenic. Not sure when I will make it back, but I will definitely return.
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    I would have loved to have written a ticket, but...

    I would have loved to have written a ticket, but I think $500 is not enough. I also would have been happy whacking them with my hiking poles :)
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    Linvile Gorge

    3/15 - 3/18/20

    Linville Gorge has been on my todo list for a while. I had considered a trip in December but I ended up sick. In the beginning of March, I started thinking about where to go for my...
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    Lakeshore Trail is pretty cool. Here is a trip I...

    Lakeshore Trail is pretty cool. Here is a trip I did a couple years ago in the spring that involved part of the Lakeshore Trail....
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    FWIW, I've parked in that lot (end of the road)...

    FWIW, I've parked in that lot (end of the road) for multiple days and never had a problem.
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    Thanks for figuring that out
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    Nice trip report, I've done some overnight trips...

    Nice trip report, I've done some overnight trips on the lake, but only the other end. Site 72 looks pretty good, have to check it out sometime.

    Here is the view in March when the lake is about 50...
  32. Thanks for this info, I was planning on going...

    Thanks for this info, I was planning on going there last weekend (went to Dolly Sods instead) and would have been really annoyed to find this out when I got there.

    Looking on the website, I can't...
  33. Never used your tarp = awesome trip :) I like...

    Never used your tarp = awesome trip :)

    I like your thinking about grasshoppers

    thanks for the detailed and entertaining report
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    looking forward to part 3

    looking forward to part 3
  35. That view from the first night campsite looks...

    That view from the first night campsite looks great, a good start to a trip
  36. Awesome photo, they grow up fast :) The...

    Awesome photo, they grow up fast :)

    The airstrip seems to be different from normal wilderness, rafters and I suspect hunters in the fall. Thanks again for the trip report, I never knew that the FS...
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    The wet feet are totally worth it, just go in...

    The wet feet are totally worth it, just go in knowing what to expect and you won't be surprised.
    Those socks were just a little bit thicker than my usual hiking socks. They squeezed my toes a tiny...
  38. Great video, looks like an awesome trip. How...

    Great video, looks like an awesome trip.

    How many other planes were there with you? See any backpackers? Or just fly-ins?
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    A couple Dollly Sods Trips

    First trip was March 11 - 13

    I parked at the bottom of Cabin Mountain at the first parking area in the Canann Valley Wildlife Refuge since I was sure what the rest of the road was like. It was a...
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    great trip report, I'm glad the widowmaker missed...

    great trip report, I'm glad the widowmaker missed you
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    Where did you see the bear? Can you narrow it down to a specific area/trail? I've never seen one there or even tracks/scat before, but I hang my food or use a bear can, nice to know I haven't been...
  42. Looks like a nice trip, but I'm surprised by that...

    Looks like a nice trip, but I'm surprised by that much ice, is that normal?

    Really like the sunset

    thanks for posting
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    Plan on wet feet, just wear trail runners or...

    Plan on wet feet, just wear trail runners or sneakers and get your feet wet and muddy. There are enough wet spots that changing into water specific shoes is mostly pointless.

    here are a couple...
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    Hopefully your information will help someone else...

    Hopefully your information will help someone else out in the future, maybe even me since I have wanted to visit RMNP for a long time.
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    There is nothing secret about Mount Sterling in...

    There is nothing secret about Mount Sterling in the Smokies or Helen Lake in Glacier, everyone who knows about the respective park is probably aware that these are great places. At the same time,...
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    If people can camp anywhere, then I largely agree...

    If people can camp anywhere, then I largely agree with you. For a park like Glacier or the Smokies, everyone is already forced into established sites. Some of those sites are nice and some of them...
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    Backcountry campsite reviews

    An internet acquaintance is starting a website where people can comment and rate backcountry campsites in national parks where you have to stay in assigned spots, think parks like the Smokies or...
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    You have to stay at designated campsites in...

    You have to stay at designated campsites in GSMNP, the closest are the AT shelters, either Cosby Knob or Davenport Gap, both are about 3 miles from the fire lookout. The AT is relatively flat between...
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    Mt Cammerer (GSMNP)

    I got to finish off my backpacking for 2018 with a couple nights in the Smokies. I hiked up Big Creek for the first day and then up to the AT and the Mt Cammerer firetower and then back down to my...
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    I've never got a photo of a bear in the Smokies,...

    I've never got a photo of a bear in the Smokies, they always run away too fast :) Sounds like an interesting experience, thanks for sharing
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