isaac

October 13, 2012 11 miles 2,750 feet gained

A beautiful day. Beautiful scenery. One of the neatest variety of surroundings on a single hike. Creeks, big trees, panoramic views, cliff faces. The only downside was lots and lots of people. Neat that they all were out enjoying the Lord's creation, but if you want solitude, try a different route.

October 6 to October 7, 2012 14.8 miles 3,500 feet gained 1 night

14.8 miles out-and-back. We hiked in to CS-95 (roughly 2 - 2.5 mi) and spent the night. In the morning we hiked up to Gregory Bald. It was chilly and foggy when we started out. Was wet, windy, and cloudy when we reached the top (roughly 4.5 - 5 mi). Still an amazing hike. Hiked back down to campsite, packed up and headed to car (roughly 7.5 mi).

September 2, 2012 1 miles 3,000 feet gained

Not much of a few up on Newton Bald. Was an old cattle grazing spot, just like the other balds, except this one hasn't been kept clear by the parks dept. Hard climb for not much of a view. Kept going past the bald up to CS 52. Neat spot. Would think that it would be cold and windy up that high ~5100 ft.

September 1 to September 2, 2012 5.5 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night

We originally tried to go camping at Lake Santeetlah, but couldn't find any open grounds. Instead went to Deep Creek to camp for the night. Before we turned in the evening, we hiked a short way up to Hammerbranch Cemetery. Once we got off on the spur trail, we didn't see any people. Before that, it's heavily trafficked around the camp grounds (car and RV cam...

March 30 to March 31, 2012 17.6 miles 1,500 feet gained 1 night

Hiked through rain, then hail, then lightning, then more rain. A bit scary. Ended up getting a fire going as it continued to rain through the night. Got up, ate, and hit the trail, leaving all our stuff at the campsite, since this would be an out-and-back. Did a majority of the hiking this day up to Albright Grove. Very large trees. Made it back to camp, pac...