NOBO Appalachian Trail GA/NC Part 2 of 8
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- For section hike number 21 on the AT, and the last hike of this season, I head down to Georgia! I'm finally tackling the southernmost portion of the trail, starting at Springer Mountain, the southern terminus, and making my way through a portion of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In this episode, travel from Slaughter Creek campsite to Sassafras Gap. This video covers days 3-4 of the trip.
Hello! My name is Dale and I'm in Virgjnia. Just was watching random AT videos and stumbled on yours. Just wanted to share a 'the trail provides' story since you touched on that in this video. I did 800miles in 2014, and as we neared the 'cheesecake factory' camping area early on, I stopped short of there because a fellow hiker had a campfire going. I had just enough food left for a small dinner and a bar for breakfast, then later in the morning I knew I would resupply. But, I knew I wanted more to eat than I had. As I prepared to make dinner, the guy with the fire going told me and our friend to check out what he had. It was a package of brats, buns, apostle of BBQ sauce, a bag of ice and a 6pk of beer! He said he was gonna set there and eat til he couldn't eat anymore, but he wanted to share it with us! The 3 of us stuffed our faces and I went to bed absolutely stuffed! The trail provides! The pic of us cooking the brats over the fire on sticks we grabbed in the woods still is the Screensaver on my phone 9years later. I love the AT, the trail angels, meeting folks, and doing trail magic myself is always so fun. Thanks for sharing your videos. It's cool to see the trail in videos at different times of the year! Happy hiking!
Thank you for sharing! That's quite the amazing story :)
Beautiful views!!! Loved the wild pigs.
Superb video.
Happy Trails
I really like how you identify the flora and fauna that you film -- I don't think many hikers could do that, and I have never seen it on YT before. It adds to the experience of watching for me, for sure. Just subscribed.
Welcome aboard! Thanks so much. I used to only label a few things that I knew, but now I'm finding that I love learning what everything is. If I don't know what it is already, I look it up so I can learn and also share it with the viewers :)
Haven’t seen a video from you in a while, so I was glad to see you’re still sharing your adventures with us. Thanks for all the beautiful scenery and labeling the flora and fauna. God bless!
You're most welcome!
Awesome video!! I love how you show us the trail as you’re walking along, thank you. Really beautiful trail. 💚
Oh my! I would love to be hiking in that area on the AT right now .....love fall season! It's beautiful. Ty for sharing 💓
It really was gorgeous out there!
Beautiful fall colors and flowers. Thanks for sharing, Happy trails and god bless
Thanks for making great videos. I use them to remember my hiking on the AT. Cheers!
Glad you like them!
Thank you for another great, informative video.
You're welcome!
I’m already enjoying this section at a different time of the year. I definitely prefer more solitude on the trail than a mass of hikers. One of the reasons I think if I ever attempt a thru hike it would likely be SOBO. Great video, as usual Flower. Happy trails. 🤘🏻🥾⛰️
It really was nice being there in the quieter season!
Blood mountain is a good hike. Years ago I hiked across it and got off on the road to Helen. Thanks for sharing
You're welcome! It really is beautiful up there
We just hiked that same section and got trail magic water and the same bag was hanging from a bear cable at low gap shelter and we got meals and also left some of our snacks for upcoming hikers!
That was amazing trail magic!
I've hiked 1/4th the AT(almost all of it south of Harper's Ferry) and I was always looking for copperheads or rattlesnakes. Never saw one. I'm convinced I walked right by them and they didn't compute. Same way with bears.
Hi Flower 🌼 👋wish I had found your channel earlier, would have followed along from the start. Will go back and watch from the beginning though👍 Congratulations on all you've done thus far, hope the rest of your hike is awesome. Sorry to hear your time here in NH was so rough, but hope you come back to visit again. Take care and stay safe my friend 🙏🙂 Appreciate all the info on plants, insects, very interesting to know what things are, thank you👍
Well I'm glad you found my channel now :) And thank you - I'm so glad you enjoy the videos. Yes, NH was rough hiking, but it sure was beautiful. I think NH overall is one of my favorite states just for the scenery.
@@loamseeker5230 Thank you for the reply Flower, appreciate that. I am happy to hear you did enjoy NH, hopefully next time you visit for a hike you have beautiful weather 👍Hope the rest of your hike goes smoothly, stay safe and take care my friend 👋🙂
Did you do GA/NC by yourself? I do tons of day hikes alone & am planning this section hike in May. It makes me a little nervous to be alone out there.
Yes, I was solo. Don't be nervous...you'll do great! Is there anything in particular you're nervous about?
@Robin McLeod Ingram Always be prepared, for weather, dependable light source, shelter, in case you need it, first aid. Always carry some type of protection, and GPS with ability to communicate if you don't have cell service. Also Always let someone, a family member, close friend, know where you are , where you're headed. Trust your instincts, you see or pass someone on trail that doesn't feel right , get out of that area quick, and contact someone. Stay safe and take care my friend 🙏👍
Would be neat to have playlists arranged by states
Thanks for the videos! Looking at doing the GA portion of the AT. What’s the print out you used for names, distance and height? App or website? Thanks!
That's exciting! I just use the Appalachian Trail Thru-hikers Companion book (can find on amazon). I just make copies of the sections I'm currently on, and keep the pages in a sandwich bag in my pocket :)
Thank you for the video. What app are you using to identify all of the plants?
I use iNaturalist...it's a free app, and it is quite accurate
how do you charge everything? and the elevation paper maps?
I use an Anker portable battery charger...it can usually power up my phone for about 5-6 days (and I drain my phone battery throughout the day filming stuff). If I'm out on trail longer than that, I have to go into town or a hostel to recharge it. The elevation maps are from the Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker's Companion guide book (found on Amazon). I just copy the pages that I need for a particular section hike.
Are you doing nobo now in November? Are you going thru?
No, I am a section hiker. If you're interested, you can check out my other sections on this channel also :)
What’s your real name ? Not a fan of nicknames unless your in a gang
Wow, not a hiker, I see. It's not a nickname, it's a trail name. Most thru hikers have them, usually just something that describes you in some way. And very few give out their real names, mostly for security.
why would they put food in a shelter to attract bears?! grrrr
I imagine they expect the food will be taken by hikers in a relatively short time, and no doubt if anybody spent the night there, they'd hang the bag properly before sleeping. Just my guess tho