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Thank you! The trail was a mix of boardwalk, soil and a short section of concrete. French Canyon is pretty cool, but since it is the closest to the parking lot, it is very busy and as you could hear, it echoed a lot. Wildcat Canyon was also pretty neat. I liked LaSalle Canyon and wish the trail hadn't be closed so you could walk both sides.

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With the exception of the hike from the parking lot to Clingmans Dome, the whole trail was the Appalachian Trail. We picked up the AT at Clingmans Dome and hiked it to Charlies Bunion, then retraced our steps to the Newfound Gap parking lot where Ben had left his car. You are correct that you can get to Charlies Bunion from Clingmans Dome. The Newfound Gap parking lot is about 8 miles from Clingmans Dome, with about another 4 miles to go to get to Charlies Bunion.

@@chrislist7456 Nice. I’m hiking it in a few weeks.

@UnknownSpirit222, Awesome! I loved the hike. It was supposed to rain off and on that day, but we didn't see a single rain drop. The first part out of Clingmans Dome is a lot of downhill, with some uphill sections, though I only remember one big climb. The climb out of Newfound Gap is long and slowed me down quite a bit. I made a lot better time heading back from Charlies Bunion. If you record your hike, I'd love to see it.

That must be it. :D

Thanks. I got it for taking part in an awesome hike in Wisconsin a couple of years ago. :D

Thank you for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Thank you for the kind words. I really enjoyed this short hike and would like to get back there before I leave the area.

Thank you! I really enjoyed the trail and would like to return sometime in the future. I'm glad you liked the drone footage. I think I've only used drone footage in one other video. I suppose I should do it more often.

Thank you. This is a really nice park and I hope to get back there again before I leave the area.

Absolutely. I think state and local parks are often overlooked. The trails they contain certainly don't get the play that long distance trails get.

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it and home you get a chance to check it out sometime.

It really was. Nothing like it where we hike. They also have a small planetarium in the nature center.

That would be accurate.

I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I think that trail map shows it to be about 12 miles. Still, it was quite the hike and a very enjoyable day.

Thank you. I'd love to finish the trail sometime. I simply ran out of time. I travel for work and was in the area on a gig. The good news is that I get to hike all over the place. The down side is, I rarely get to complete a trail that isn't a loop.

@@chrislist7456 After I finish section hiking the AT I hope to hike from Wendell MA to Mt. Sunapee, going north on the the M-M Trail then the Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway. My FarOut application doesn't have the M-M stretch from MA/NH line to Monadnock. Oh well, it will be an adventure to hike it.

I think the part where we were walking into the wind and didn't hear the car behind us was a first for me.

To me Mountain House is the ACME of backpacking food. It isn't fancy or particularly flavorful, but they've been doing it long enough they have their recipes down to what works.

True!

Same here.

That seems like a good place to do a food review. I'll have to check those MREs out.

Agreed. I think in the summer or fall would be nice when the fields are filled with crops.

I'm not sure why. It plays okay for me. I was having a problem earlier watching someone else's video where it just stopped. I'm wondering if RUclips is experiencing issues.

@@chrislist7456 video working now. You know it's remote when the only people you see drop in with a float plane. Thanks for sharing Chris ✌🤙

I'm glad it is working. I love the quiet and solitude of the island, but I also love general aviation. Especially floatplanes. The flight in the video was the last flight of the season for them.

They did not, no. They told me to just make sure my pack was closed. Squirrels and other rodents are the biggest concern. I had a squirrel that kept approaching me while at Feldtmann Lake campground. I also hear there was a very inquisitive fox there as well, but I didn't see him. Both times I stayed in my tent on the island, I left the food in my pack and left my pack in the vestibule. It was undisturbed in the morning.

it was fantastic. The weather was great. the island was beautiful. I cannot wait to go again.

I don't know. Ben and I were trying to figure out if it was that, an old wagon or maybe a truck. I don't think it's a truck. There is some wood siding. My guess would be a rail car, but I don't know for sure.

Thank you. I expect to have new material coming soon. Between weather and being out of town for work, I didn't get much accomplished in the last 6 months.

@@chrislist7456 i will keep you on the radar. Didn't know if the covid got you or what. Be safe out there

​@@lastone3126 I'm still healthy. Or as healthy as I ever am. I am hoping to get the missing section of the Iron Belle Trail in this month and a video of my Approach Trail hike. I can't wait to get back on the trail.

Oh yes. I remember those days.

Thank you. I really liked the area and hope to get back for a more in depth hike in the future.

It sure felt that way.

Glad you enjoyed it!

I also wonder if it's what's left of the building on the left in the bottom photo in the following link. www.michiganrailroads.com/stations-locations/102-jackson-county-38/1065-munith-mi

You are correct, that is the building on Google maps. I suspect that you are also correct in regards to the building in the picture. It certainly looks similar and there were no other large structures in that area. And thanks for the link. That's pretty cool.

The section through Barton Nature Area was the nicest part of the trail to that point. It was really nice to walk on a dirt trail and a welcome break from the asphalt.

I listened to them for longer than I recorded. I just figured people wouldn't want to hear much more. haha

Yeah. It took me a minute to figure out what I was looking at when I went by there.

You are right. I did not see them.

I was thinking about this while hiking this section of trail. I mostly agree. I think a better route would be to follow the trail north out of Dexter and pick up the Waterloo Pinckney-Trail and follow that. I think, though, that what they're trying to do is connect communities with this section of the trail. If they did used the Waterloo-Pinckney trail, they'd bypass Chelsea and Stockbridge. I'm guessing the major investment in the foot/bike path between them plays a part in the routing. There may also be some jurisdictional issues. If there is an organization responsible for the Waterloo-Pinckney Trail, they may not want to cede/share authority with the people running the Iron Belle Trail. I don't know how it works north of Homer once it meets up with the NCT.

Thanks, will do!

lol I suppose it could be. If I moved just a couple of miles, I could be the Hero of Canton.