Newb
04-30-2007, 21:57
Hey everyone. I took my big trip last week to hike Georgia. I made it from Springer to Unicoi Gap before a severe case of Achilles Tendonitis took me down. My tendon is still recovering.
I averaged 10 miles/day and had a blast. I have to say that Josh and Leigh at Hiker Hostel really made it all possible. Many kudos to them.
The hilights? first was the beautiful hike north from Springer to Long Creek falls. Wow.. The people I met were awesome. Trillium were blooming like crazy. Ramps were everywhere. I saw all sorts of cool birds...including a Kinglet, some lesser known Warblers and a Grosbeak.
Wierd happenings? A few. First, there's a fellow (last seen on Thursday at Low Gap) who is building fires on the trail every night. He's hauling a couple of duffle bags north...each appear to be very heavy. He'll carry one a half mile then go back for the other and leap frog like that all day. Law enforcement was informed and was interested but never showed up. Anyways...you can see the ashes from his fires every few miles on the trail starting at Neel's Gap.
Speaking of Neel's Gap. That hostel could really use some air freshener.
I averaged 10 miles/day and had a blast. I have to say that Josh and Leigh at Hiker Hostel really made it all possible. Many kudos to them.
The hilights? first was the beautiful hike north from Springer to Long Creek falls. Wow.. The people I met were awesome. Trillium were blooming like crazy. Ramps were everywhere. I saw all sorts of cool birds...including a Kinglet, some lesser known Warblers and a Grosbeak.
Wierd happenings? A few. First, there's a fellow (last seen on Thursday at Low Gap) who is building fires on the trail every night. He's hauling a couple of duffle bags north...each appear to be very heavy. He'll carry one a half mile then go back for the other and leap frog like that all day. Law enforcement was informed and was interested but never showed up. Anyways...you can see the ashes from his fires every few miles on the trail starting at Neel's Gap.
Speaking of Neel's Gap. That hostel could really use some air freshener.