ravenleg
12-24-2010, 00:24
A college buddy and I from Ohio are looking at driving down to VA to do a four day/three night trek from Rt 620 to I-81 the week after Xmas. We're planning to tent the first night next to a creek between Rt 624 and Rt 785, do night two at Catawba shelter, and then night three at Lamberts Meadow shelter.
Does anyone know how the snow currently is up on the ridge around Dragon's Tooth or McAfee Knob? How will the water sources be through there? And does that sounds like a reasonable itinerary above given the current conditions?
It looks like there's a big parking lot just a few hundred yards north of where the trail spills out onto I-81, is that a good place to leave a car? I have cousins in the area who could then drop us off at the other end.
I've done some winter backpacking before but being 300 miles away makes it difficult to plan this thing without knowing exactly how it is down there, especially with the winter we've been having.
Any advice or info would be greatly appreciated!
Does anyone know how the snow currently is up on the ridge around Dragon's Tooth or McAfee Knob? How will the water sources be through there? And does that sounds like a reasonable itinerary above given the current conditions?
It looks like there's a big parking lot just a few hundred yards north of where the trail spills out onto I-81, is that a good place to leave a car? I have cousins in the area who could then drop us off at the other end.
I've done some winter backpacking before but being 300 miles away makes it difficult to plan this thing without knowing exactly how it is down there, especially with the winter we've been having.
Any advice or info would be greatly appreciated!