Bruce Hudson
07-06-2008, 17:11
A month or so I got a lot of good information for my planned trip from Springer to Hot Springs. And other then the surprise/agony of the 600 steps getting out of Amicalola things went will until in infected index finger on my right hand forced me to abandon in Franklin at Wallace Gap. My finger looked like a walnut had grown on the end, and by the time into town it was a nasty yellow color. Here I am back in Raleigh two doc visits later and hoping to get back to Franklin this weekend. The goal would be to at least get through the Smokies, and I think I'm going to have to employ some shuttles.
My goal would be to get from Wallace Gap to I guess Newfound Gap (am I correct in thinking that clears the Smokies).
I was worried going meeting southbound hikers who suggested I needed reservations to get through the Smokies, and others said all I needed to do was register at Fontana Dam.
In general I'm looking for advice for hiking that stretch-- so include how to handle the Smokies-- as well as shuttle recommendations.
The finger's got a nice piece of floppy skin that has to heal, and from my experience I can recommend that apparently minor infections shouldn't be ignored. My Doc treated me like an idiot for letting it get that bad and hustled me down to x-ray with a concern of it infecting the bone in the finger.
Bruce Hudson
My goal would be to get from Wallace Gap to I guess Newfound Gap (am I correct in thinking that clears the Smokies).
I was worried going meeting southbound hikers who suggested I needed reservations to get through the Smokies, and others said all I needed to do was register at Fontana Dam.
In general I'm looking for advice for hiking that stretch-- so include how to handle the Smokies-- as well as shuttle recommendations.
The finger's got a nice piece of floppy skin that has to heal, and from my experience I can recommend that apparently minor infections shouldn't be ignored. My Doc treated me like an idiot for letting it get that bad and hustled me down to x-ray with a concern of it infecting the bone in the finger.
Bruce Hudson