Toward the end of May, four of us—Zack B., Brian D., Matt M., and I—headed toward the Black Mountains. Mount Mitchell specifically. I’d never been there before; some of the other guys had, when they were younger, but none of us had ascended via the Mount Mitchell Trail. […] “Mount Mitchell—Highest peak east of the Mississippi (NC)”
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Backpacking in Jefferson National Forest (Mount Rogers, Wilburn Ridge, the Scales, and more) (VA)
A few years ago, Matt M. and I made a trip north into Virginia to hike through parts of Jefferson National Forest, including Mount Rogers, Virginia’s highest peak. Both of us agreed that this is a great region for backpacking, so this time, we tricked invited four additional friends to come with us. […] “Backpacking in Jefferson National Forest (Mount Rogers, Wilburn Ridge, the Scales, and more) (VA)”
Backpacking in the Shining Rock Wilderness & hiking a few miles of the Art Loeb Trail (NC)
July in central North Carolina is not really the time to go hiking at lower elevations. Not unless you get a charge out of sweating too much and sleeping too hot, all while feeding the biting insects with copious quantities of your sweet, sweet blood. […] “Backpacking in the Shining Rock Wilderness & hiking a few miles of the Art Loeb Trail (NC)”
Hiking through (parts of) Uwharrie National Forest (NC)
We headed toward Lake Tillery for the weekend; there, we a) took advantage of Alan H.’s hospitality, and b) planned to hike a roughly 15 mi loop through the southern parts of Uwharrie National Forest. There were ten of us on this hike! […] “Hiking through (parts of) Uwharrie National Forest (NC)”
Hiking (most of) the Neusiok Trail (NC)
The Neusiok Trail, one of the last segments of North Carolina’s Mountains-to-Sea Trail, runs through Croatan National Forest in southeastern North Carolina. It’s in the vicinity of the Weetock Trail we hiked the year before. (It’s the trail we wanted to hike then but got washed out.) […] “Hiking (most of) the Neusiok Trail (NC)”
Hiking (part of) the Weetock Trail in Croatan National Forest (NC)
We were supposed to hike the Neusiok Trail today. We set up a shuttle near Oyster Point Campground, then parked at the Pine Cliff Equestrian Trailhead. The rain was still pounding down, and within a few feet of trail, I stepped in puddles three to four inches deep. […] “Hiking (part of) the Weetock Trail in Croatan National Forest (NC)”