Mt Rogers yall come!

“Chili, she is already a keeper. I justdon't want her falling out along the trail somewhere. I would hate to leave her just laying there..lol”

“Put her in a big yellow parka and go for help. That's what Jackstraw told me he would do for me my first trip or two. LOL. I'm still here.”

“im gonna try to make it up with a friend ill look for you guys around the spring tr camp.if the weather looks good.”

“well I'm already packed. Just gotta decide if Im goin Friday or Saturday. When is everyone else arriving?”

“When is the hike? 7/23-25? Details, please!”

“I plan on arriving Friday afternoon at Grayson Highlands state park and park at the overnight parking area. Take the AT spur trail to intersect the AT and take a left....you are now south bound along the AT. Continue south bound for a mile and step through the gated fence into Mt Rogers Recreation area. You can take the springs trail from there or continue along the AT south bound and drop down into our camp area. Stokley I will send you a map.”

“I'm is ready for this trip . I'll be there around 7 pm fridge,”

“ok so how many people going on this hike?”

“Hoi
Jb
Pea
Karo
Calm Spirits
Fridge”

“Dang y'all ain't too far from me. Tho, we are going Sunday in the other direction to the AT over near Standing Indian, near the GA-NC line.”

“I just booked a shuttle from Damascus to Dickey Gap for Friday the 30th.... PLan would be 14 miles on Fri to Scales, and then 16-17 mile days Sat and Sunday getting us back to Damascus...

If you are interested post here or over on my FB page...


Also I am trying to organize another Dragons Tooth MCafee Knob Tinkers cliff trip for the weekend of Aug 20-21. Would like to start south of dragons tooth thursday night, friday morning.. meet and the catawba sheltyer friday night, and finish on sunday up at 220.. this would take us past the resevoir...

I will post that trip later....

'32oz”

“On my way now to Wilburn Ridge......”

“hey fridge thanks for the great trip”

“Damn I thought HOI's beard was on fire!!!lol!”

“I thought HOI was Nowslimmer. Didn't even know there was a trip this weekend.”

“hate I had to work”

“4 hours and I am Mt Roger's Bound!!!!!!!! Its been a loooong time since I've been there....

'32oz”

“Headed on a trip next week there. I'm starting at 421 in TN this Sunday and hiking to Greyson Highlands. Meeting up with Creek Dancer at the end of the week and ending at Mt Roders HQ at the end of the weekend. Should still be a lot of tasty berries still there.”

“Arrived at Mt Rogers Outfitters Thursday night, just as a torential downpour was taking place... Stood under an awning on 3rd st and watched as the whole block had a blackout due to lightening.. It only lasted a few seconds, but it was kind of surreal.

Friday shuttled up to Dickey Gap.. Hit the trail at 8:20 and proceeded south on the AT... Got to The Pine MOuntain Trail Junction and saw the first of many ponies.

We had been picking at blue berries and black berries all morning, but just north of Scales we hit the mother load!!!! Man were they good!!!

Reached scales at 1:15 having banged out 14 miles... Now the choice was, keep going, or relax.. We chose the latter and it turned out to be a big mistake...

With gorgeous weather, we hung out, talked to several hikers and just chilled for the rest of the day..

Saturday we awoke to rain, and mist and fog, and for 20 miles thats all we saw.. it never stopped raining... No views at Rhod. Gap and we were 20 yrds from buzzard rock beforer we saw it. There were however, berries EVERYWHERE!!!!! And ponies... I think I saw more ponies on Saturday then on any other day that I have been there.. They were everywhere!!

We made it too Lost Mountain Shelter at 5pm, soaking wet, and were joined there by two other hikers.

Sunday we got a 7:00 am start and with good weather hammered out the ramaining 16 miles to Damascus, hitting the outfitters at 12:30..

Looking back, I wish that we had kept going on Friday, as we would have made it to at least Rho Gap and seen the views. All in all though, except for the weather on Saturday, it was an awesome trip!!

'32oz”

“What were the temps like?”

“Nemster, they varied, depending on altitude, weater we were in shade or sun, and weather there was cloud covering or not..

I dont get cold easy, so I was in a t-shirt the whole time... On sunday I was in scivies and a t-shirt and was hot.... I think it was 80 in damascus when we got back...

I was good with a 40 bag, in fact a little too toasty on Saturday night...

I would recommend good rain gear, 40 degress bag and maybe your lightest lond sleeved and long legger base layer...

I had my patagonia capilene 1's tops and bottoms and they were fine....

You just never know what you will encounter there....

On Sat, they were predicting 30percent chance of t storms and we had rain all day..

'32oz”

“Parking at Dickey Gap...

I have been looking at books, maps and white blaze trying to see about parking at Dickey Gap.... It probably would just be for a day... not overnight... anyone familiar with this area..

Im looking to do a day hike from Mount Rogers Headquarters to Dickey Gap before CREEK DANCERS BIRTHDAY HIKE...

'32oz

Thanks..

'32oz”