Quantcast
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 19

Weekend Hike with New Friends

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
IMG_0156
With all of today’s technology, internet, email, tweets, beeps, blogs and such it’s easy to stay in touch and plan backpacking trips from a great distance…after the planning is done there’s no amount of technology that can match the making of new friends.

I met Chad aka “Stick” of Stick’s Blog and Craig at Dicks Creek Gap GA, together we drove up to Standing Indian campground in NC, but not before stopping in Hiawassee for breakfast biscuits. We began our hike under a bluebird sky on the Kimsey Creek trail to meet the Appalachian Trail at Deep Gap. From Deep Gap we hiked south on the AT to Bly Gap for the night.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
IMG_0161
Kimsey Creek

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
IMG_0165
A couple of days earlier the mountains were blanketed with snow, many of the Gaps were still filled with knee deep drifts and patches where the sun doesn’t reach this time of year.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
IMG_0169
Strongman Craig…bombs away

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
IMG_0190
Bly Gap about 100 yards north of the NC/GA state line and where we would camp for the night.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
IMG_0178
ZOMBIES in the night

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
IMG_0191
Sunrise at Bly Gap, MLD DuoMid pitched below the famous Bly Gap oak tree.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
IMG_0186
Chads sandwich bag tarp  =)

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
IMG_0197
Craig snuggled inside his War Bonnet hammock

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
IMG_0202
Northbound AT thru-hiker hopefuls heading out of camp

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
IMG_0203
Me with my MLD DuoMid, note the food bag hanging just above…it belongs to Stick and Craig…amateurs…pffff.  =)

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
IMG_0207
There’s always one thru-hiker that starts out with something fun and silly this one had a gnome.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
IMG_0220
Zpack, ULA, Zpack…packed with some of the finest gear made…time to hit the trail.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
IMG_0232
Scary face

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
IMG_0234
Destination DCG.

Full photo set can be seen here.

Also read Stick’s trip report here. 


Tagged: backpacking, camping, trips Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 19

Trending Articles