Spring 96 Sheltowee
Todd, Bill, Bob
Pickett State Park to Peter’s Mountain---18.2 miles
Marks Branch Loop
Left keys in car
Deliverance—begging for a ride
Heat and Mosquitoes
First camp site with satanic music
2nd site in weeds, Bill still need a fire even with 90 degree heat
Lots of ticks and dove in a swimming hole
Fall 96 Sheltowee
Bob, Todd, Sean, Jerome
Peter’s Mountain to Yahoo Falls 23.4 miles
First site was on a ridge, rained all night, 14 hours in the tent, no fire, no hot food
Jerome fell in a creek
Yamacraw bridge
2nd night at Alum Ford
Frozen water bottles
Spring 97 Sheltowee
Todd, Bob, Bill, Cain, Jerome, Sean
Yahoo Falls to Cumberland Falls—25 miles
Site 1—nice site but who knows where it was
2nd night on the rock shore of the Cumberland River
Slept under the stars
Redneck Memorial Day Party
Some hikers got rides while Bill and I walked the road
Fall 97 Sheltowee
Sean, Todd, Bill, Bob
Cumberland Falls to Laurel Lake—25.5 miles
Camp 1 was at Bark Camp Creek Shelter
Possible foot shot off
Most of first day was along the Cumberland in pouring rain
2nd night was at Laurel lake pay site (Holly Bay) (Bitch Bay)
Got hot showers
Spring 98 Sheltowee
Todd, Jerome, Bill, Bob
Laurel Lake to I-75—17.2
Cain Creek Wilderness Area
Gauntlet Hike
Camp 1 was in between 3 streams
Camp 2 was in a magnolia maze that we couldn’t get out of.
ATV course
Lots of water falls in Cain Creek area
Herded fish to Todd so he could catch something
Side trip to Rockcastle River
Used GPS for the first time
Fall 98 Sheltowee
Todd, Bill, Bob, Sean, Leo
Zacharia to Mariba—24 miles
Thru Red River
Indian Staircase
Couldn’t find it and when we did Bob wasn’t to happy, afraid of heights
Camp 1 was in the gorge with rock chairs waiting for us
Camp 2 was on a ledge—we had to force hike to this site before it got dark
Started the 10 minute rule
Bill lost his car antenna, vandalise
Leo first trip and he wore blue jeans
Spring 99 Sheltowee
Leo, Todd, Sean, Cain, Bill, Bob, Len, Potzie
Mariba to Cave Run Lake Visitor Center—24 miles
Left Pots at Clear Creek Camp Ground
Forced hike of about 12 miles to get to water. Still had to walk a mile down hill to get it.
Camp 1 on ridge
Cain’s dog drank most of my water
Camp 2 at Frog Bombay—frogs, exploding rocks and falling trees
Fall 99 Sheltowee
Todd, Bill, Sean, Bob, Leo
Northern Terminus to Ky. Rt. 32—26.4 miles
Night 1 was in a hollow and first bivy sack attempt - Sean
Night 2 was on a cold ridge
Hiked during deer season and walked right thru were the hunters were. We had no orange but made lots of noise. Well, Bill had some orange
Dear hung and stripped
Spring 00 Big South Fork
Sean, Bill, Leo, Bob—Loop
Bandi Creek to Angel Falls Overlook to Duncan Hollow Trail—25 miles
First night was in a flat area surrounded by Rhododendron along a creek and had rock tables. Hard spot to find because of the rodos
Camp 2 was along Laurel Fork Creek
Sean camped under a tarp and had to share his food with the mice.
Fall 00 Big South Fork
Todd, Leo, Pam, Gary, Bill, Sean, Bob
Peters’ Mtn to Ky. Trail to Leadbetter Trail to Blue Heron—19.5 miles
First Night was on the Big South Fork River and a huge flat area
First girl on trip and the first chance for a 5.
Dove into the river
Bill and Bob stayed on the trail will the others went off trail and got lost. Had to catch a ride with a guy smoking a cig while on O2 support. Only found each other with the who-dee-who call
Second night was under an overhang—mistake
Veggie dinner that even the bugs wouldn’t eat
Spring 01 Big South Fork
Sean, Leo, Bill, Bob--loop
Bandy Creek to West Entrance Trail to Charit Creek Lodge to Twin Arches to Slave Falls
First Night we camped at Charit Creek—sat on the porch, played horse shows, lounged in hammock
Second night was along Slave Creek—lots of creek crossings
Snakes were all over, Slave Falls, Twin Arches
26.9 miles
Fall 01 Big South Fork
Todd, Sean, Bill, Leo, Bob –loop
Peter’s Mtn to Ky. Trail to John Muir Trail to Sheltowee to Marks Branch
21.1 miles
John Muir Overlook
Great Meadows
Sean and Todd in Hillbilly Car
Cold but dry
First night was on a ridge
Spring 02 Land Between The Lakes
Bob, Sean, Leo, Tadpole, Dex
Hillman Ferry to Golden Pond—18.7
First night at Hillman Ferry arrived late.
Hot, Hot, Hot
Mosquitoes
Stinky
Sean passed out
Swam in lake
Dex in tent screaming about wanting to die and wanting to leave
Fall 02 Land Between The Lakes
Pole, Paul, Bob, Todd Bill, Sean, Bagger Boy
First night camped near an old fire tower
Tadpole slept in a steel bunker
Rainy day
Trail was pretty much un-remarkable
South Welcome Station to Golden Pond—20.9 miles
Spring 03 Big South Fork
Leo, Bob---loop
Leather Wood Ford Trail to John Muir Trail to Grand Gap Loop, Station Camp Crossing
Angel Falls overlook, lots of rain
First camp site was a repeat from Spring 00
Station Camp crossing was uncrossable, we had to find another way out, a nice looking ranger drove us to our cars
Fall 03 Snake Den Ridge
Pops, Bob, Bill Dex, Leo, Sean
First Trip to Smokies
Night 1 Cosby Camp Ground
Day 1 Gabes Mountain Trail 4.8 Miles to site # 34 Sugar Cove
Hen Wallow Falls
Pops about to die
Day 2 Maddron Bald to camp site # 29—Death March 4.4 miles with and elevation gain of 2500 ft. Total 6 Miles
Dex slipped at top
Went back down to help Pops, he refused help
That night sat around the campfire with some people from Cleveland. I apparently agitated them and the boys thought they were going to fight.
Their girl friend wanted to talk about sex
They were smokers and we beat them up the hill.
Day 3 Finished Maddron Bald and down Snake Den Ridge to car 6 miles
Peaked at 5500 ft.
Total Trip 17 M
Spring 04 Big South Fork
Pops, Bob, Bill, Dex
Parked 1 car at Burnt Mill Bridge
Day 1 Honey Creek Loop 5.6 miles back to car
Lots of water falls, caves and creeks
Rained most of the day
Honey Creek Overlook
Pops lost his phone
Bob searched for camp site in pouring rain while the other sat in the car
Drove car to site
Johnny Cash and Burning Ring of Fire
Day 2 John Muir Trail to Honey Creek Rode 4.2 miles
Day 3 ½ of the Burnt Mill Loop 3 miles
Total 12.8 miles
Fall 04 Mount Sterling
Bill, Bob, Pops, Dave, BA, French, Sean, Dex
Night 1 Clear Creek
Had to bargain our way into a horse camp
Presidential debates and sleeping in cars
Day 1 Little Chattahoochee Trail to camp site # 39 Pretty Hollow Gap 7 miles
Mostly flat elevation gain of only 750 ft, but most of it was all at once
The site was large but not level
Frenchy wanted to quit and walk out the next morning and was up all night
Day 2 Pretty Hollow Gap to Mt Sterling 5.5 miles, elevation gain of 2700 ft
Camp site is called Devils Bed Chamber has a fire tower
Not much wood and had to walk for water
Large grassy area
Frency got his name, dumped out water and bourbon to save weight
Day 3 Long Bunk Trail out to car 5 miles
Total 17.5 miles Max elevation 5700 ft
Spring 05 Sheltowee Trace
Bill, Bob, Sean, Dave, Captain, Pops, BA, Simon
Repeat for Bill and Bob/reverse of Spring 98
Day 1 I-75 to Campsite 12 miles long death march
Site was flat, near a creek and a bridge with tires and garbage
Cold and Rainy Snowed first night
Hiked thru Ky. garbage
Day 2 about 4 miles to a bushwhack to up on a ridge
Large, level, open and lots of wood
Day 3 out to Laurel Lake about 3 miles
Pops caught a fish at Caine Creek
Caine Creek Wilderness Area, lots of falls
Van Hook Falls is when Bill fell, hurt wrist
Got misplaced in the same Magnolia area as last time
Total 19 miles
Fall 05 Mt Cammerer
Bill, Simon, Bob, Captain, Dex, BA, French, Pops, Pole, Paul, Leo, Dave
Most people 12
Night 1 Cosby Campground
On Cosby Arts Festival, Bluegrass music, Free food
Cosby Camp Store and telling Pops Stories
Day 1 Big Creek Trail to Walnut Bottoms camp site # 37 5.5 miles/easy
Axe murderer, almost a 5 with Diamond Brands girl friend Ross and Jan
Day 2 Camel Gap, Appalachian Trail, Mt Cammerer Trail, Low Gap Loop 11 miles
Mt Cammerer fire station was a great view, left 2 late and got back in the dark
CME did a demo of the Backward Crap Walk
Total 21 miles
Spring 06 Cumberland Gap
Bill, Captain, Sean, BA, French, Bob, Pole
Day 1 Pole and I went to the City of Cumberland Gap where there was a Civil War reenactment and ate in a small Diner.
Night 1 Wilderness Road Campground
Day 2 Sugar Run Trail to Ridge Trail to Martins Fork Campground
Hard death march of up/downs about 13 miles
Site was filled with boy scouts, no fire, Brian H is better that Kurt
Rainy day
Day 3 to White Rocks camp site 4 miles
Great overlook, Sand Cave and water fall
Day 4 Ewing Trail to car about 2.5 miles down
Don’s Garage
Fall 06 Smokies Gregory’s Bald
Pops, Captain BA, Paul, Heidrich, French, Bob, Bill
Car camped the first night a Look Rock
Had wienie’s cooked on a stick over the fire for dinner.
Second night was a # 92 Upper Flats
Twenty Mile Creek Trail 4.8 miles to the site.
Site was large and spread out
Day hike loop from Twenty Mile to Appalachian to Gregory Bald returned down Hungry Ridge Trail about 15 mile loop. Went past Shuckstack Fire Tower looking over Fontana Lake
Ran into a Appalachian Trail ridge runner
25 mile total
Spring 07 Mammoth Cave
BA, Bob, Sean, Captain, Bill French, Topo Boy, 24 hours, Pops, Heidrich, Eric
Spend the day canoeing on the Green River
First night a Houchins Ferry with pretend Lesbos after French cooked some large burgers
First and second night at Coolie Ridge
Hiked in on the McCoy Hollow trail 5.8 miles
Day hike loop along The Buffalo Trail and The Good Spring Loop Trail 10 mile loop
3 miles out along the Wet Prong trail
Pops was lost then he was found
18 miles
Fall 07 Smokies Hemphill Bald
Newbee, Bob, Bill One Match, BA, French Heidrich, Captain, Pops
First night car camping at Cosby after attempting to stay a 2 other over crowded campgrounds. The Suit boys were supposed to come later and they got lost.
Bob and BA had some shine at the camp store with Johnny and Piss boy
Apple Shine. Johnny Wad and Cold Mountain
First day was a 4.8 mile hike along Caldwell Fork trail to camp site # 41 (Caldwell Fork)
Nice flat wide open site with creek and large Poplar trees near by.
Day hike of 15 miles on Hemphill Bald trail to Chattahoochee Trail to Rough Fork(Pools Gap)
Newbee claims a bear sighting
2nd night we meet Gilbert and heard his girl friend story about sweat, sex and UTI
Out along Boggerman Trail—hard
Sonic
23 mile total
Spring 08 Red River
Bill, Sean, Captain, Murph, Two Pack, Heidrich, Bob
6 mile hike in along Osborne Bend Trail to random site along Gladie Creek
Murph struggled
We had a great chance for a 5 but I wasn’t bourbonized and everyone else was drooling.
Lost girls
Day hike to Indian Staircase and back about 8 miles
Found remains of one of our old camp sites (Fall 98) on the Sheltowee
Found a lot of mushrooms
Sean tried to take his dog up the staircase
2nd night Bill and Bob stood in the rain keeping the fire and bourbon warm
4 miles out
Ate at Migels Pizza
18 mile total