great smoky mountains

I decided to make the couple hour drive up to the Smoky Mountains this morning, and set out for a day hike on the AT. I started from the Newfound Gap trailhead, and decided to hop off that AT corridor to check out a spot I'd looked at in satellite images called "the jump off" which offers a nice...

Lakeshore Trail and two creeks in the Smokies Great Smoky Mountains National Park Trailhead: Fontana Dam 5/26 - 5/31/23 (5 nights) Lakeshore Trail => Bear Creek Trail => High Rocks => Cold Spring Gap Trail => Hazel Creek Trail => Lakeshore Trail Sites: 86, 98, 75, 83, 90 Caltopo says 64 miles...

I'm catching up on a backlog of photos/trip reports, this was from last November Great Smoky Mountain National Park 11/5 - 11/9/21 (4 nights) Clingmans Dome to Fontana Dam via the AT with a side trip to Gregory Bald Night 1: Double Spring Gap Night 2: Derrick Knob Night 3: Russell Field Night...

3/12 - 3/16/18 (4 nights) Day 1 miles: 6.5 Day 2 miles: 10.75 Day 3 miles: 11.25 Day 4 miles: 18 Day 5 miles: 3 Total miles: 50 miles Campsites: 70, 82, 81, 74 My planned trip was to start at the Tunnel at the end of the "Road to Nowhere" outside of Bryson City. Then Lakeshore Trail to White...

Wed 4/29/15 Michelle and I packed everything tues night and and after showering and eating a killer breakfast we hit the road right at 0600. After about ten pit stops from drinking too much water, coffee and a stop at Chipotle for lunch in Atlanta, we finally arrived at Deep Creek around 1700...