Little River & Rough Creek

Little River & Rough Creek
December 19, 2015
14 Miles Total
2.8 New Miles
603.97 Total Smoky Miles to Date (Since November 2013)
293.18 Total Miles in 2015

Rough Creek doesn't even want to be part of itself anymore!!!

To sum up rough creek:  the trail is washed away in sections, trees are down across the trail everywhere, there are 2 almost impossible creek crossings, multiple other creek crossings, limbs and thorns grabbing you from every direction and it is straight up until you reach the top.  But if you like a challenge this would be a good trail for you :)

Little River as always was a very enjoyable walk through the woods.

One of the creek crossings, we had to search for a place to cross.

Another creek crossing

And another creek crossing

3 out of 4 of us fell in at different creek crossings

And another creek crossing

"When something is important enough, you do it, even if the odds are not in your favor."- Elon Musk

Middle Prong

Middle Prong
December 5, 2015
4.6 Miles Total
0 New Miles
589.97 Total Smoky Miles to Date (Since November 2013)
279.18 Total Miles in 2015

If you are looking for a nice, peaceful, easy hike this is a great trail for that.  It follows the river the whole way.  It's a wide, fairly smooth path.  And there's a cool old car to see along the way.  We also saw a beautiful buck on our way back from the junction with Panther Creek Trail.

Smoky spotted the old car for us!

I think it may need a little work before I can take it for a spin

"I'll look back on this and smile because it was life and I decided to live it"