Sipsey Bushwhack - Eagle and Little Ugly Creeks

“I know it's a good ways off but borrowing from dayhiker's theme, I'm thinking about organizing a Fall '06 Sipsey Bushwhack and wanted to throw out some potential dates/info for public consumption and discussion fodder. Tentative plan would be to hike into Eagle Creek for basecamp and then spend the remaining time day hiking to explore Eagle, Hemlock, Fernglade and Little Ugly Creeks. Waterfall/cascade potential density and ease of travel factor for this trip are both rather high based on preliminary observations. Car to basecamp is well under a mile (.7ish) on the proposed route, about half of which is a fairly well-traveled footpath and the other half rather “light” bushwhacking (at least until the upcoming hurricane season). Campsite capacity is plentiful and hammocks are encouraged.

Potential dates I’ve got in mind:

11/10-12
12/1-3
12/8-10
12/15-17

I know these will likely be past the fall leaf off, but after this past weekend’s recon mission, I’d like to minimize the risk of encounter with Mr. Scaly (also commonly known as Mr. No Shoulders :).

Thoughts?
last edited: 5/22/06 7:14:35 PM”

“I'm in unless my job keeps me from going.”