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Posted in Backpacking, Camping, Hikes on Jan 22nd, 2012
Appalachian Trail - North Carolina - Betty Creek Gap to Winding Stairs Gap
Nearest Town: Hayesville, North Carolina
Trailhead Location: USFS 67
Trail Length: Approx. 13 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Trail Marker: White Blaze
Directions: Take US 64. Right on Old US Hwy 64. Right on US 67.
Well, I am finally getting around to posting another section of the Appalachian Trail. A [...]
Posted in Backpacking, Camping, Georgia Waterfalls, Hikes, Outdoor Gear on Nov 24th, 2011
The kids and I did a weekend backpacking trip in the Raven Cliffs Wilderness this year and had a great trip. I remembered this being one of my favorite sections along the Appalachian Trail in Georgia so I thought it’d be nice to show it to the kids.
If you are in the area, I highly [...]
Posted in Backpacking, Camping, Hikes on Oct 24th, 2010
Appalachian Trail - North Carolina - Deep Gap to Betty Creek Gap
Nearest Town: Hayesville, North Carolina
Trailhead Location: USFS 71 Parking lot ( top of dirt road)
Trail Length: Approx. 12.2
Difficulty: Moderate
Trail Marker: White Blaze
Directions: Take US 64 to USFS 71. The road will quickly turn to gravel. Continue along USFS 71 until the top where there [...]
Posted in Backpacking, Camping, Hikes on Oct 18th, 2010
Appalachian Trail - North Carolina Border to Deep Gap
Nearest Town: Hayesville, North Carolina
Trailhead Location: FS 71
Trail Length: Approx. 9.5 miles from camp spot ( 1 1/2 miles south of NC/GA border) to Deep Gap
Difficulty: Moderate
Trail Marker: White Blaze
Directions: Take US 64 to FS 71. The road turns to a dirt road. Follow dirt road to [...]
Posted in Backpacking, Camping, Hikes, Outdoor Gear on Dec 19th, 2009
The weather was a little rough this past weekend. Near freezing temperatures and of course more rain, even freezing rain at higher elevations. A friend and I had planned to go backpacking on the Appalachian Trail with the intention of completing the last section in Georgia before moving on to North Carolina.
Despite the weather [...]
Posted in Backpacking, Camping, Hikes on Apr 24th, 2009
Appalachian Trail - Georgia - Unicoi Gap to Dick’s Creek Gap
Nearest Town: Hiawassee, Georgia
Trailhead Location: Unicoi Gap -75/17 Unicoi Turnpike
Trail Length: 16.1 miles one-way
Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult
Trail Marker: White Blaze
Directions: From Hiawassee, head south on (75/17 Unicoi Turnpike) to Unicoi Gap parking lot on the left. Watch for signs for Appalachian Trail Crossing.
This last [...]
Posted in Backpacking, Hikes on Apr 10th, 2009
I set out recently for a quick backpacking trip on the Appalachian Trail. I wanted to cover the next leg along the A.T. that I haven’t blogged about which is the section from Neels Gap to Unicoi Gap.
Starting at the trailhead at Neels Gap there is a covered opening, a good symbolic start to the [...]
Posted in Hikes on Feb 1st, 2009
Appalachian Trail - North Georgia - Blood Mountain Wilderness
Nearest Town: Blairsville, Georgia
Trailhead Location: 129 at Neels Gap
Directions: From Blairsville, head south on 19/129 to Neels Gap. Parking Lot on the left.
Maintained By: Georgia Appalachian Trail Club
Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult
Trail Description: (4.5 miles round trip) 2.2 Miles of the Appalachian Trail that has approx. 1800 [...]
Posted in Backpacking, Events in the Southeast, Uncategorized on May 1st, 2008
Beginning August 5th, 2008, Karl Meltzer will be taking on the insane feat of running, thats right running the length of the Appalachian Trail. Starting at the northern terminus at Mt. Kathadin in Maine all the way to Springer Mountain in Georgia in less than 47 days.
Check in often for progress reports and show your [...]
Posted in Backpacking, Camping, Hikes on Apr 8th, 2008
We ended up getting something like two inches of rain on Friday and more through Saturday as spring continues to roll in. In spite of the tornado watches in effect it was time to hit the next leg of the A.T and it was a great weekend for backpacking. The rain did [...]
