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Welcome to my little corner of A Trail Life where I do gear reviews, share trail descriptions & photos and give Appalachian Trail advice. I live in the Southeast, so that's where i do most of my hiking. If ya have any questions, feel free to contact me. I love talkin' the outdoors! Thanks for stopping by!

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Linville Falls, NC

4/24/2014

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PictureUpper Linville Falls
Another great trip out to the wilderness! On this day, the pup and I took a few friends out to explore the Linville Falls and Gorge. What I love about this area, there's tons to see and places to explore. Using the Blue Ridge Parkway and Memorial Highway as a driving loop provides awesome views of the gorge, Hawksbill, Tablerock and The Chimneys as well as multiple trail heads down to the gorge and vistas to gaze upon the beauty from. Plus, there are about a dozen car camping spots along Memorial Highway. A highly recommended trip, the Linville Falls and Gorge is one of North Carolina's best hiking environments and a must see for all good explorers in the area!


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Barnett Knob Fire Tower

8/15/2013

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Bad Fork Trail

8/9/2013

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Hike Date: August 2, 2013
Route:  Bad Fork Trail
Type:  Out and Back
Distance:  4 miles
Difficulty:  Moderate
Conditions:  Sunny, cool

Impression: I was looking for a trail that where I wouldn't see another soul, which is sometimes a hard thing to find in Pisgah so close to Asheville, NC. This 2 mile trail is relatively close to the house and a bit off the typical beaten path, so I figured I'd have a decent shot at success...


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Linville Gorge

6/29/2013

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Near:  Linville, NC
Route:  Hawksbill Trail, Babel Tower Trail, Linville Gorge Trail, Spence Ridge Trail, Little Tablerock Trail, Mountain To Seas Trail, LTT, SRT, LGT, Conley Cove Trail, Memorial Highway (road walk)
Type:  Loop
Distance:  13.6 miles
Difficulty:  Strenuous
Conditions:  cloudy, sunny, cool

Impression:  This is one of my favorite hiking areas. Linville Gorge Wilderness provides an amazing adventure area with tons of camping, rugged trails and incredible views. While the Hawksbill portion of the hike is fairly easy, the loop through the gorge is very difficult...


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Grandfather Mountain

6/13/2013

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Hike Date: December 6, 2009
Route:  Profile Tr., Daniel Boone Scout Tr., Grandfather Tr.
Type:  Out and Back
Distance:  11 miles
Conditions:  Icy, snowy, cold
Difficulty:  Extreme

Impression:  This was the most fun and challenging hike i've been on since i left Maine and the AT. While the Profile Trail is all uphill until Calloway Gap, the real challenge isn't until the Grandfather Trail. This rugged, rocky trail has extreme elevation changes and dangerous rock slopes (especially in December). It toke me about 5 1/2 hours to do the 11 miles and that's because of the slow pace needed to do this trail safely. Unbelievably fun, but a serious workout...


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Spencer Gap Trail

6/11/2013

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Hike Date:  May 15, 2013
Route:  Spencer Gap Trail
Type:  Out and Back
Distance:  3.3 miles
Conditions:  Bright and sunny day!
Difficulty:  Easy

Impressions:  I was looking for something to get into today, as I'm still in my first weeks here in Asheville, NC and love to explore the new area.  After picking up the National Geographic Pisgah Ranger District Map, I headed down the Blue Ridge Parkway in search of adventure. After arriving to and driving down F.R. 5000, I considered a couple of other options before settling for this random trail, Spence Gap.  The current National Geographic Map for the area has this section of trail mislabeled, so the section I've done here is just the upper 1.65 miles near the parkway...


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    Appalachian Trail
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    Beaver Creek Trail
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    Daniel Boone Scout Trail
    Davidson River Trail
    Endless Wall Trail
    Escarpment Trail
    Fayetteville Trail
    Gentry Creek Falls
    Gentry Creek Trail
    Gorges State Park
    Grandfather Mountain
    Grandfather Trail
    Grand View Trail
    Grassy Ridge Trail
    Green Knob Fire Tower
    Greybeard Falls
    Greybeard Trail
    Grindstone Trail
    Hanging Rock State Park
    Hanging Rock Trail
    Hawksbill Mountain
    Hawksbill Trail
    Jomeokee Trail
    Lake In The Clouds
    Lake Superior Trail
    Ledge Spring Trail
    Linville Falls
    Linville Gorge Trail
    Linville Gorge Wilderness
    Little Carp River Trail
    Long Point Trail
    Lookout Tower Challenge
    Magnolia Springs Trail
    Manabezho Falls
    Mirror Lake Trail
    Moore's Knob
    Moore's Wall Loop
    Mountains To Sea Trail
    Mountain Trail
    Mount Mitchell S.P.
    Mount Noble
    Nawadaha Falls
    New River Gorge
    North Country Trail
    Pilot Mountain
    Pipestem State Park
    Pisgah National Forest
    Pisgah National Forest
    Porcupine Mountains S.P.
    Profile Trail
    Rock Creek Falls
    Rock Creek Trail
    Spencer Gap Trail
    Spence Ridge Trail
    Tablerock Mountain
    Tablerock Trail
    The Channels N.A.P.
    Thru Hiker Guide
    Unaka Mt. Wilderness
    Wolf Rock Trail

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