July 18, 2015
10.2 Miles Total
10.2 New Miles
471.49 Total Smoky Miles to Date (Since November 2013)
160.70 Total Miles in 2015
Butterflies, Bridges and Bugs!
This is a beautiful area to hike and explore. We were along the water most of the day which I love except that when you are on a horse trail and near water you get to spend your day fighting with bugs. I have actually never used bug spray until today and I used it many, many times.
All three trails were beautiful and very peaceful. Rough Fork does have quite a climb. Around 2000 feet in 2 miles. The humidity made it feel much hotter than it actually was. But there were several neat things to see along the way; such as the Woody Home Site, huge trees, butterflies, frogs and creeks.
Caldwell Fork was a nice, flat, calm area. Perfect for a rest after the climb on Rough Fork.
Then we were onto climb Big Fork. It only climbs about 50 feet over 2 miles but it feels much steeper when your legs are tired.
I had to do a small section of Boogerman that I missed last time as well. It was very overgrown but not difficult at all.
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| Loved how the split was trail on one side and creek on the other |
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| Woody Home Site |
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| Mr. Grasshopper |
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| Mr Frog |
"Believe you can, and you're halfway there." Teddy Roosevelt
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