The wife and I done 13.8 miles on Sunday
in my truck! [emoji6]
Seriously, we rode up Old Hwy 105 on Sunday. Was the first for me but it definitely won’t be the last! The peacefulness and scenery is like no other! Wish I was there many times throughout the day today.
I've done it, but not in one outing... it's a lot to do. Gorge miles are not the same other other hiking miles.Anyone here done the complete loop at Linville Gorge?
I was going to say that, the place is literally crawling with them in places! Also with all this rain, the creeks will be very high and slick. And it tends to wash the snakes up high.Beware of rattlers - Used to work in the area years ago and never saw so many in one place sunning themselves in the afternoon on top of the gorge.
I have a question that's been burning in my brain:
Could I park at Linville Falls, take the red trail down to the basin, hike down stream and find a nice place to camp for a couple of days?
I'd say "no", because you will end up bushwackin', an' it'll be pretty rough. Where there is no trail along the river, it's pretty tough goin'.
If you park at Wolfpit, at t'other end of the Gorge, and go to the MST crossing, you can hike up the river on the east side, where there is no trail. It's not as rough, an' the fishin' is better.
I've been using Avenza up around the parkway when hiking and it seems to do really well. I have not used it where cell phone service isn't great, so no idea how it works then. Sounds like it works fine though if it worked in the Gorge. Might have to get maps for the Smokies when we go up in August.
I used the Avenza app the whole time in the gorge with no cell service AND my phone on Airplane Mode. Apparently GPS stays on. This worked out perfect as I used it for Nav and photos while keeping great battery life.
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