Two pages of pics covering the Gregory Bald part of the trip are up. You can find those here. Still going through the rest. Not taking as long as I thought. Turns out there's a LOT of BAD pics. Seems we're having quite a time figuring out the new camera and we ended up with … Continue reading Gregory Bald Trip Pics Are Up!
Well, we're home and while it's great to see Pumpkin Head and Itty Bitty I'm missing being out on the trail already. Shoot, I was missing it as soon as we left the park. There were some disappointments - only one bear and no pic of that, just a handful of elk and they were … Continue reading Is it time to go back yet?
Alright, just one more day. We farted around yesterday and only got to the Oconaluftee Visitors Center and the Mountain Farm Museum. We didn't even stick around for the elk, though we saw a couple in the woods. We were freakin' exhausted! We did reserve a site at Smokemont for tonight as we're checking out of … Continue reading We’re Stayin’
The trail along Lynn Camp Prong on the Middle Prong Trail was nice. A wide smooth track with an easy grade. This was once a logging rail bed and there's still evidence remaining of the people who lived and worked here along the way to the junction with the Lynn Camp Prong and Greenbrier Ridge Trails. … Continue reading Solitude, solitude and more solitude!
Well, if it wasn't for all of the tragic stuff happening in the park, I would say it's been an amazing trip so far this week. Loonie and I had an awesome three days at site 12, Gregory Bald, site 13, and then back to the bald. Loonie really struggled on the climb but she … Continue reading Gregory Bald!
Just found out another bear had to be put down in the park. This one was apparently stalking a ranger on the Cliff Tops trail on Mt LeConte and followed him back to the lodge area. The park closed the LeConte shelter and Cliff Tops area. Deep Woods and I were just up there on … Continue reading More Bear Problems In The Park
Well, sort of. Still going back and cleaning things up, changing things a bit but it’s a start. LOTS more to do. Start the "Favorite Droppings" page, finish the gear pages, get some gear lists together, finish the “Links of Interest” page, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. Oh, and the “Future Trips” page. Working up some plans … Continue reading We’re up and running!
Bulldog's Droppings 