Shining Rock Wilderness Loop - Shining Creek, Ivestor Gap, Old Butt Knob
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- A two night backpacking trip in Shining Rock Wilderness, located in Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina, commencing at the Shining Creek Trail Head along US Route 276. Day two continues up Shining Creek Trail to Art Leob Trail then to Ivestor Gap Trail. On day three I backtrack on Ivestor Gap Trail to Shining Rock Gap and then take Old Butt Knob Trail back to the Shining Creek Trail Head.
Hope you enjoy the video and thanks for watching!
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• Shining Rock Wildernes...
the air up there is amazing
Yes it is!
Beautiful place for hiking nice for sharing 👍
Thank you Sunny WA! Glad you enjoyed the video.
I'm fairly certain we used the same campsite in Ivestor Gap. It's my favorite place to camp out of anywhere I've been.
Thanks for watching Patrick. Not sure if it's the same one you stayed at, but it's beautiful, small campsite not far from Ivestor Gap.
Beautiful vistas!
Thanks Skip and Cherie!
Great views on this hike Bryan. Sorry you had to carry the extra weight of a bear canister. There must have been some sort of aggressive bear activity in the area. You always do such an excellent job of hanging your food from a tree. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Rick! Yes, they were having problems with aggressive bears, because backpackers were poorly hanging their food around the balds and walk-in campers near the Blue Ridge Parkway were keeping food in their tents.
Sorry I am so late in commenting. I watched this vid the day it came out as I usually do when one of yours is released! My old stomping grounds! I miss that part of Pisgah Forest. I had hiked Mt Tennent and Black Balsam Knob in 2016, all my creaky joints could handle, but at least I got the views! Really enjoyed your trek.
Thanks nurse28707 for watching my videos. Shining Rock is a very beautiful place. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Excellent video Bryan. I thought I left a comment but disappeared. Anyway seems you had it all on this trip. Views, water & good weather. I hate bear canisters. Lol 👍
Thanks Tom! Both of your comments show up on my end. Sometimes when I try to reply to a comment it disappears and I have no way to reply. Don't understand why YT doesn't fix that problem. Yes, Shining Rock is a great wilderness. Only carry a bear canister when I have to.
Shinning Rock Wilderness great
Absolutely! Thanks for watching the video.
Awesome video. Subscribed
Thank you Dave!
@@BryanDeLay enjoyed it
Camera looks amazing, looks like we're on the hiking trip with you! Is this a GoPro, Insta360, or a camera on a gimbal?
Thanks Austen! I'm using a GoPro Hero 8 Black.
Great video as usual. Shining Rock in the early 1970s was a lot more open back then. Like the Smokies it has been loved to death , but it sure is good to see my old stomping grounds . Thank you.
Thanks Mark! My first trip to Shining Rock was in 1980 and it was much more open then. You're correct, as the Asheville-Brevard-Waynesville area has grown Shining Rock has become heavily used.
Enjoy hiking sir,
Everywhere is beautiful
#lherma
Yes, lots of very beautiful places.
Your second campsite was almost idyllic. Beautiful! Thanks for the hike!
Thanks Chris! It was a very nice campsite and water was not too far away.
I do enjoy it when you get out of the trees and can see the view!
After being in the trees, you seem to appreciate the views even more.
Thanks for another great video. You are always an inspiration. I just retired from teaching and am looking forward to spending more time out on the trail.
Thank you so much Kay! Hopefully you'll be spending more time on the trail soon.
Great trip. Beautiful forest area. It seems odd that the canisters would be required in our non-national park. I know you don’t like to carry them. I like them for the convenience and peace of mind, even if they weigh a little more but I have a smaller one than you do.
Thanks Leon! Shining Rock, which BTW was one of the first wilderness areas created by the Wilderness Act of 1964, is close to Asheville, NC and gets a lot of use. Because people put food in their tents or don't properly hang their food there have been some bear problems in the last few years. My bear canister weighs 42.28 ounces and my bear bag kit weighs 2.5 ounces, so the bear canister adds 2.5 pounds, which is substantial when my base weight is about 12 pounds. Also I've never had an issue with the my bear bag technique, which uses two cords and a ring which acts like a pulley. This allows me to hang my food between two trees and get my food bag very high, sometimes as high as 25 feet off the ground. You may want to check out my video about my bear bag technique.
Bryan DeLay the rope and bag you use only weighs 2.5 ounces? I would have thought it would be much more than that.
Yes, one cord, the throw cord, is 1.75mm Zing It 50' long and the other cord, the pull cord, is 2mm 30' feet long. Here's the link to my video showing this technique: ruclips.net/video/T9L4ORK62oM/видео.html.
Excellent video, thanks for sharing your adventure! This is definitely an area I need to add to my list of places to hike. It's beautiful!
Thanks Tom! Definitely add Shining Rock to your bucket list.
It was a great video and the music was just right. Was wondering what shoes are you using these days and where in the world is Joey C ??
Thanks Ace! Glad you enjoyed the video. Currently I'm wearing Topo Athletic Hydroventure 2 Trail-Running Shoes and really like them. I've not talked with Joey in some time so I'm not sure where he is, but I'm sure he's backpacking 24/7.
Beautiful trails and love the first night camp spot! enjoyed stunning sceneries and your adventure!
Thank you Becca! Shining Rock is a different kind of beauty than your area.
@@BryanDeLay but still beautiful!! thanks for tagging us along Bryan!
Enjoyed the video over lunch today! That was some lush, green scenery.
Thanks John! Very lush and green, especially the areas above 6,000 feet.
Thanks for the video, really liked it. What green surroundings, beautiful.
Thank you Ellen! Glad you enjoyed the video.
Absolutely lush and gorgeous area !Would love to see those rhodies in bloom😊 Really nice campsites🌟Thanks Bryan till next time...
Thank you for watching my videos Brooke. The rodo's are beautiful!
Great video Bryan! It looks as though campfires are not permitted as the campsites look lush and primitive. That is some beautiful terrain! GET OUT, STAY OUT!!! - D.D.
Thanks Davey's Dash! No fires are permitted in Shining Rock Wilderness, althouh there are a lot of fire rings.
Some of the best produced backpacking videos on RUclips! Thanks for all the effort you put in to these, Bryan.
Wow, thanks Bob! It helps to have some great scenery.
Great video as always Bryan. 👌. Also glad to see that inreach mini!
Thanks Jeremy! You're the only person that has commented on the new InReach.
Greetings from Kentucky,
I actually watched this one twice as I hiked with you every step of the way. What a beautiful area and it appeared you never were short on water or great weather. Thanks as always for diagraming your path you took and the excellent narration along your trip. Your canopy shots were inviting and the vistas that you showed were outstanding, what a cool area!
Mark, Shining Rock is a very beautiful place. On day two and three I was mostly around 6,000 feet in elevation. In fact the elevation of Tennet Mountain, which I did not do because of fog, is a little over 6,400 feet. Thanks for watching my videos and glad you enjoy them.
Do you know if a specific incident happened that led them to require the bear canisters? Nice video...is that a Zpacks tarp?
Thanks Cubmaster Brad. They were having problems with bears taking down bear hangs and getting to tents and taking packs. The tarp is a Mountain Laurel Designs DCF Trail Star.
Brand new to hiking. Me and another youth pastor are taking students hiking. I have been watching your videos. They are very inspiring! Thanks for posting them and dedicating so much effort to making them great quality as well. I found your channel because of your Black Elk Wilderness episode. We are going there next week and I wanted to learn as much as I could. Excellent channel, thank you!
Thank you so much Derek! And thank you for taking students hiking and showing them the wonders of nature.
Great video! I passed through the Shining Rock Wilderness ony thru hike of the Art Loeb trail. Your video has me wanting to go back and explore more of the area.
Thanks Outdoor Operator! There are many great trails in the area other than Art Loeb.
👍 😎
Thanks Ric!
Shining Rock is a very near and dear place to me. I'm planning a solo winter trip up there tomorrow, planning to take the Old Butt Knob trail up and down. Feeling equally excited and nervous, as I hear parts of it are vicious, confusing, and with incredible views plus an ancient sacred site at the end. Seeing your confidence enjoying these places gives me so much inspiration! Thanks for bringing us along on your journey :)
Glad you enjoyed the video Brett. Old Butt Trail could be very challenging if there is a lot of snow. Stay safe and warm.
Another Bryan Delay masterpiece
Thank you so much Wes! You need to put this place on your bucket list.
Was just up there a few weeks back. Love the area and need to do more exploring on the lesser used trails. Bryan, as always, love your videos.
Thanks Vince! The entire area, including Middle Prong Wilderness, is really nice.
Those views were amazing, glad to see a new video from you! I tried to hike up there back in March/April but the road was closed.
Thanks Chris! You must have been trying to access the area from the Blue Ridge Parkway, which can be closed during snow and ice conditions.
Very nice video and a great route I need to try one day since all that area is my favorite. Are you still using the gopro and liking it? Thinking of getting a gopro or dji for my hiking to lighten load and ease of use for action shots. Also, what shoes are you currently using, they look like some good cushion and traction? Thanks for sharing the great trips.
Thanks Greg! Shining Rock is a great place. Currently I'm using a GoPro Hero 8 Black. I looked seriously the 9, but decided to wait until the 10 comes out, hopefully this fall. My shoes are Topo Athletic Hydroventure 2 Trail-Running Shoes and I really like them.
@@BryanDeLay Thanks for the info. Keep the videos coming. I'm still working on my video skills on my channel. I'm thinking I can get better quality easier with an action camera than what my finished product is with my DSLR camera. I'll check out the shoes too. Thanks again. I hike alot of the same areas you do in the southern Appalachians so maybe see you out there one day.
There are trade-offs Greg. Three big disadvantages are no F-stop adjustment, so no playing with depth of field, a fixed lens and poor performance in low light. Without getting into all of GoPro's many features, the one big advantage though is the stabilization, which creates lots of shooting opportunities by being able to move with the camera. From an video editing perspective maybe a DSLR has some advantage since there maybe less color and lighting adjustments, but I shoot GoPro in a flat color. Actually I enjoy editing, but what I'm doing is time consuming. If you ever see me on the trail please say hello.
@@BryanDeLay Thanks for the insight Bryan. Yes, hope to see you on the trail one day .
Always look forward to the first of month. Not that its time for my retirement check but knowing another Delay video should hit. You keep me motivated and Lord knows I need a big dose of motivation. Good un' keep em coming.
Thanks Johnny! Glad you enjoy my videos. This will be my last video until probably the end of September. I'll be in Wyoming taking videos for more content.:)
Great video of one of my very favorite places. I have done the Big Butt Trail, but only once long ago and unfortunately in the summer and we went up it, one of the steepest and hardest trails around here that I've ever done. And once just a few years ago we were saved by the bear canisters, several other groups lost their food to a bear, although with your bear bag hanging method you'd probably be OK. And if you're doing that area again, there's a wonderful woods campsite at Grassy Cove Gap, with a great spring just 200 or so feet away.
Thanks Will! Shining Rock is one of my favorite places too, although the trees and mountain laurel are taking over lots of the balds. I've heard several stories of bear issues there, mostly caused by people doing dumb things. I've done the Greasy Cove Trail several times, so I think I know the campsite at Grassy Cove Gap.
This video looked like it took some time to edit. Very nicely done. Thank you.
Thanks DR Hayden! Generally it takes me about 1.5 hours a minute to edit a video. This one may have taken a little longer because a couple of clips I reworked several times before I was satisfied.
Nice hike, thanks!
Thank you Harlan for watching!
Love your videos, but I have another question for you… I know you’re friends with Joey from My Own Frontier. I actually met you guys backpacking in the smokies a couple years ago. He doing ok??? Nothing on his channel in quite awhile…
Thank you Wild Windjammer! I've not talked to Joey in a while, but Catherine saw him in May. He is doing well, but still having computer issues making it difficult to edit videos.
@@BryanDeLay thanks for the quick reply. Good deal, glad he’s all good. Keep up the great videos and happy trails.
Any plans to do a thru-hike of the Foothills Trail here in SC?
Russell, I've hiked about 75% of the Foothills Trail and need to do the remaining section. Maybe this fall when the weather is cooler there.
It’s so green and lush! I enjoyed seeing the blooming rhododendrons and the creeks and streams! It does feel a lot like our forests! Just a question … do you have a net of some sort to keep bugs away when you’re sleeping? It’s great that you travel so light … and good that a bear canister was required so it wasn’t just excess weight. Lol. - Jennifer
Hey Jennifer, glad you enjoyed the video. Actually I brought a bug net on this trip, but the bugs were not an issue so I didn't even use it. As a side note, Shining Rock Wilderness was one of the original areas designated under the Wilderness Act of 1964.
@@BryanDeLay Thats’s great to learn! Thanks!
A really love this video!
Thanks Alexandra!
I was wondering if you needed permits for this type of camping and if you need to stay in designated campsites or not?
No permits are need AB D, and there are not designated campsites.
Hey Bryan if you ever want to get together and go for a trip that would be awesome I went up to campsite 34 today for 1st of 3 nights and within and hour of setup a large mama and 2 cubs watched me drop my bag from 30 yards and didn't respond to air horn or screaming. They literally stayed motionless for 20 minutes while I packed up and left. Really bugged me out
Thanks Shane, I'll keep that in mind. Since I'm getting ready to go out west, it will be next fall before I head back to the Smoky's. That's wild, I would have left too. Years ago in the GSMNP I had that happen with a bear on the trail. He wouldn't move even with me throwing and hitting him with rocks. At one point he false charged me for about three feet. Finally I had to bushwack up the hillside to get around him.
@@BryanDeLay enjoy your time out west! I was afraid to throw anything because of the cubs but the horn didn't bother them. Just really odd they stayed in the same spot watching from the time I noticed until I couldnt see them anymore. Learning some tips from a pro would be nice 👍
Bryan,
do you ever hear from Joey C.?
Larry, I've not talked with Joey in while.
@@BryanDeLay thanks
Bryan what pack is that you are carrying?
It's a Zpack Arch Haul.
Great video. You don’t feel the need for a bug net inner for your tarp set up while hiking in the warmer months? Figured the skeets would make it rough.
Thanks Kent! Actually I took a bug net, but did not use it since the bugs were not bad at all.
Hey Bryan, nice video. So, any plans to go out west this year? I've decided to forgo my annual Wyo/MT/ID trip this year. I'm taking next week off to do some hiking along the VA/WVA border but otherwise I am swamped with work. Too many dudes staying home and not working and as a result my phone is ringing like crazy. I could easily decline the jobs and go ahead with my trip but it just feels like a good year to stay near home. Last year was exceptionally crowded, especially Wyo, and throw in the heat and wild fires this year and I'm thinking I'll take a year off from all that.
Already thinking about next year, though.
Thanks for sharing your recent hiking experience. Take care, Tom.
Thanks Tom! Going to WY about the first of August. Like you I'm worried about the fires and smoke this year. Sorry you won't be able to go west this year, but having a lot of business is not a bad thing.