5/28/06 Sunday: Calf Mtn Shelter to Loft Mtn (24.6mi)
PICTURES:
1. A mom and her 2 sons walked in the 7 miles to try roughing it for the first time. She said they thoroughly enjoyed it but that one rather tough 7mi roundtrip backpack adventure would be enough for these guys... I certainly agree.
2. Finally got some bear pics. I avoided the Blackrock hut, didnt need any water, and continued up the trail a little ways and came across this fella... Pretty good size.. I tried to get a little closer but he took a sharp right and headed off into the brush... I walked bye and never saw him again...
3. I got a chance to share my bear story with the family who took this pic at the Blackrock viewing area
4. Just leaving the Blackrock area, I came across this rather large frog in the trail... I almost stepped on him..
5. The dear here must see plenty of humans...they often dont run off when you walk by...
6. A sunset pic after a long day. I sat out on this ledge for about 2hours relaxing and making calls to friends and family.
Well, I slept pretty well considering all the noise... Had some hikers pitch their tent next to me about 2300, a little night hiking... and had a group of older hikers in the shelter knocking over pots and pans at 3am...lol... Any way I slept in, not sure what the day was to hold for me... It was a beautiful one though and by 0830 I was heading north... Today I would catch my bear on camera...:)... While the dear are too numerous to count here... bears are a different story... But, finally one parked itself right on the trail...right in front of me...:)... Later on, I passed Wayne (Wayno) on the trail and we met again at the Loft Mtn Campground Store for dinner... He left the picnic area a bit before me, interested in finding a place to camp nearby... Well About a mile away, near some cliffs I came across him and his hammock... He has a hammock with mosquito netting and rainfly... Nice way to go; I'll have to try it out sometime... Well we both found spots and I had great cell reception on the cliffs, the best of both worlds. I was able to phone a number of family members before it got too dark to find my way back to the campsite and fot some great sunset pics too...
posted by "Just Gene" (trail name) @ 20:34
1 Comments:
wow, sounds like a lot is going on out there! This is Jess (Joe's daughter, duh, lol. I am not sure how much info I can put on here? Would other people read this comment? I dunno) Well, I got a job at the community center as an indoor lifeguard/teaching swimming lessons.. I still have to go through the training though. Things have been going well. But man, I think my dad still needs you for softball! i think they need some more people... well good luck w/your trip. It sounds like a blast... some not so great parts, but overall it should be an amazing experiance. Hope to see you soon.
-Jess
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