WENT ON A MYSTICAL HIKE THIS WEEKEND WITH WELLY, GAVIN, AND ALEX. WE STARTED AROUND 10PM AND HIKED IN 4 MILES TO THE FIRST SET OF PLATFORMS. IT WAS NEARLY A FULL MOON AND THE WEATHER COULDN'T HAVE BEEN BETTER. ONCE WE GOT TO OUR CAMP WE POSTED UP AND DECIDED WE NEEDED A FIRE. WE HAD A SMALL FIRE AND WE DIDN'T LEAVE ANY TRACE OF IT WHEN WE LEFT THE NEXT MORNING!! ONCE WE SETTLED IN THE BEERS CRACKED AND THE PRIVATE STOCK WAS PASSED AROUND. THE NEXT MORNING WE WOKE UP TO A PERFECT DAY AND STRUCK OFF INTO THE WILDERNESS FOR A STRENUOUS HIKE INDEED. THIS TRAIL IS FULL OF VERTICAL LADDER CLIMBS, SCRAMBLING OVER BOULDER FIELDS, AND VERY STEEP RIDGE HIKING. THE VIEWS ARE TOTALLY WORTH THE EFFORT THOUGH AND ANYONE WHO MAKES THIS HIKE WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!! WE MADE IT TO THE MILE HIGH BRIDGE AND HAD SOME LUNCH AND A SHORT BREAK BEFORE WE MADE THE TREK BACK TO THE CAR. EVERYONE DID WELL ON THE HIKE AND MADE IT THROUGH WITH NO PROBLEMS. DROPPED BY MATT'S POOL ON THE WAY BACK TO WASH THE SWEAT OFF AND HEADED BACK TO SANFORD TO THE AWFUL HEAT WAVE THAT CONSUMES THE LAND OF THE PINES. ALEX AND I DID THIS HIKE IN THE SNOW TOO. IT WAS A LOT DIFFERENT THEN CHECK IT OUT...
MIDNIGHT FAT TIRE. MMMMM, THE BEST!!
THE PLATFORMS WE SLEPT ON UNDER THE STARS
EPIC VIEWS INDEED. ME AND MATT TAKING IT ALL IN.
THE MILE HIGH BRIDGE AT THE TOP OF GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN
AND ANOTHER FATTY!!
Love this !! I just hiked Profile Trail and LOVED it. First mountain for me! Check out my blog post about it: http://andreainwanderland.blogspot.com/2010/10/boone-ncgrandfather-mountainprofile.html
ReplyDeleteThen we climbed Clingman's Dome in the Smokies!
My boyfriend and I just sold everything, bought an annual National Parks pass and are traveling the United States! I’m going to subscribe to your blog- it’s awesome – hopefully you want to subscribe to mine too!
Looking forward to reading
Andrea