firemansxterra said:
wow it looks like you guys had a great trip, sorry i didn't make it, is there anyway i can get a copy or find out what trails you guys took in and played on while you were there? thanks in advance...
Sorry you couldn't be there (along with everyone else who had plans to go and had to cancel) We really didn't do anything in the way of "trails" and we had no planned itinerary.
It really came down to:
Wed: Arrive at camp on Forest Road 13, set camp, BS, eat, BS
Thur: Eat, BS, Forest Road 75 to Dolly Sods, BS, climb Bear Rocks, BS, eat, hike Bluebird Knob trail to the exceptional scenery, BS, fill water tank, BS, eat, BS
Fri: Eat, BS, Forest Road 18, BS, wait for IH8RDS, DSY and mtnbike28 to run the shale pit, BS, swim at the waterfall, eat, BS, climb Fire Tower, see the Windmill Farm, BS, fill the water tank, BS, eat, BS
Sat: Eat, BS, Bowden Cave, BS, eat, swim at Seneca Rocks, BS, fill water tank, BS, eat, BS
Sun: Eat, BS, say goodbye to new friends, drive Forest Road 324 at Otter Creek Wilderness, see more exceptional scenery, eat, BS, hike Yellow Creek trail, fill water tank, BS, eat
Mon: leave before rain
FR 13 (Canaan Loop) is a fun road with some stream crossings and a few high clearance sections, lots of campsites, good views
FR18 is a dirt road with a very rough cobblestone like section that feels way better at 20psi than at 40psi. It has one washout that can prove a challenge to low-clearance or long wheelbase vehicles. One side trail leads up to a shale pit, the trail gets quite narrow in one section.
FR 75 to Dolly Sods is a very straight! graded gravel road that poses only dust as an issue; unless you are parking a very low slung subaru on a high slung rock!
FR 13 stream crossing
FR 13
FR 18 washout
FR 18 Trail to the Shale
FR 75 The Long and Dusty
Just to note a few of these pics are from last years trip, just to show you samples of the roads.