Archive for August, 2008

Another 10 Miles Down

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Back from our weekend trip. I haven’t pulled the pictures off the camera yet, but once I do I’ll post a longer entry about the excursion. It was shorter than our last trip, but good nonetheless.

JD’s recovering well from the 10 mile trek. I was a little surprised at how rough it was on him. Specifically, his paws were torn up and his legs seemed to be pretty wobbly by the time we reached Neel’s gap. We’ll definitely need to do some things differently if we plan on taking him again.

In the meantime, check out fortunemegastore.com’s report on the hike for more info.

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Backpacking Agenda: Woody Gap to Neel’s Gap

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Another quick backpacking trip planned for this weekend. This one’s short and easy… just a quick way to knock out another 10 miles or so of the AT over a weekend. It includes one of my favorite places in GA: Blood Mountain.

Saturday:

  • Park endpoint car at Neel’s Gap (near 34.73480, -83.91800)
  • Park startpoint car at Woody Gap (near 34.67650, -84.00050)
  • Hike 7 miles from Woody Gap
  • Set up camp near Woods Hole Shelter

Sunday:

  • Get up… whenever
  • Hike an easy 3.6 miles from Woods Hole Shelter, up and over Blood Mountain (elevation 4458 ft.), to Neel’s Gap
  • Grab pizza, etc. at Mountain Crossings
  • Head back to Woody Gap to pick up other car
  • Home!

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