Coffee
07-25-2013, 12:50
I'm thinking of taking advantage of the better weather we're having to get away for a quick overnight in SNP this weekend. I have spent a fair bit of time in the central and northern districts but have not hiked the south district at all.
I'm thinking of doing a circuit involving Big Run with tentative plans to park my car at the Brown Mountain overlook, take the Brown Mountain Trail, head down to the Big Run Portal area, then ascend Big Run Portal trail and the big run loop trail and then take the AT back north to the Brown Mountain overlook.
I know that there is plenty of camping along Big Run but I kind of want to stay up a bit higher to enjoy the cooler air and hopefully have fewer bugs to deal with ... There looks to be some flattish terrain just after reaching the Rocky Mtn summit on the brown mountain trail. Are there dry camping possibilities up there? If so, I could haul in some water since I'm going to start at the Brown Mountain overlook and dry camp up there.
Thanks.
I'm thinking of doing a circuit involving Big Run with tentative plans to park my car at the Brown Mountain overlook, take the Brown Mountain Trail, head down to the Big Run Portal area, then ascend Big Run Portal trail and the big run loop trail and then take the AT back north to the Brown Mountain overlook.
I know that there is plenty of camping along Big Run but I kind of want to stay up a bit higher to enjoy the cooler air and hopefully have fewer bugs to deal with ... There looks to be some flattish terrain just after reaching the Rocky Mtn summit on the brown mountain trail. Are there dry camping possibilities up there? If so, I could haul in some water since I'm going to start at the Brown Mountain overlook and dry camp up there.
Thanks.