31 March –2 April (3 Days)
Franklin, NC to Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC)
Weather Conditions: Cool, Wet
Miles Hiked: 26.7
Total Miles: 133.3
The first day out of Franklin was 11 soggy, wet rough miles. Spent the night at Wayah Gap Shelter. The high point of the day was seeing my first “bald” (an open mountain-top meadow, aka Sound of Music); Silers Bald
The next day was a 10 plus miler to Wesser Bald Shelter. The weather was unexpectedly good – beautiful in fact. Took pictures of some really spectacular views from the fire tower on top of Wesser Bald looking down into the Nantahala River below. Ran into my friends Greenwood and Orangedust again at the Shelter.
On day three, had just a 6 mile, mostly down hill, hike into the NOC. Got into the NOC about 1:00 p.m. It’s a really neat place for kayaking, river rafting, biking, hiking, even getting on the railroad that goes into and through the Great Smokey Mountains. It has three restaurants, an outfitter, a 7-11, and a hostel. I spent the afternoon and evening getting clean, picking up a mail drop, eating, etc.
Franklin, NC to Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC)
Weather Conditions: Cool, Wet
Miles Hiked: 26.7
Total Miles: 133.3
The first day out of Franklin was 11 soggy, wet rough miles. Spent the night at Wayah Gap Shelter. The high point of the day was seeing my first “bald” (an open mountain-top meadow, aka Sound of Music); Silers BaldThe next day was a 10 plus miler to Wesser Bald Shelter. The weather was unexpectedly good – beautiful in fact. Took pictures of some really spectacular views from the fire tower on top of Wesser Bald looking down into the Nantahala River below. Ran into my friends Greenwood and Orangedust again at the Shelter.
On day three, had just a 6 mile, mostly down hill, hike into the NOC. Got into the NOC about 1:00 p.m. It’s a really neat place for kayaking, river rafting, biking, hiking, even getting on the railroad that goes into and through the Great Smokey Mountains. It has three restaurants, an outfitter, a 7-11, and a hostel. I spent the afternoon and evening getting clean, picking up a mail drop, eating, etc.
No comments:
Post a Comment