The next Migrant Highlander trip is fast approaching!
(March 17-20th)
After celebrating St. Patty's Day Thursday night in Bryson City, NC, we'll begin our trip canoeing on Lake Fontana Friday to Double Island (BC 78...a true lake island accessible only by boat) where we'll hopefully catch and cook some fish, camp the first night, and wake up to lakeside views the next morning. Saturday morning we'll hike up the Forney Ridge Trail to Andrew's Bald which should have some fantastic 360 degree panoramic views, both on the ridgeline and at the highest bald in the Smokies. We'll nestle down in the backcountry Steel Trap campsite (BC 68) that night. Sunday, we'll hike back in a loop down the Forney Creek Trail (pictured) which should be a nice, downhill third day hike out back to our canoe on Lake Fontana. We'll have a short paddle back to our lake entry point where the truck should be waiting for us.
Round trip 23.0 miles on foot; about 12 miles in the canoe.
This is a picture taken of Forney Creek, but check out this guy's photography blog...pretty amazing photos from around the world, including a few from the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. http://www.wunderground.com/blog/HeyBoyHowdy/comment.html?entrynum=7&tstamp=200710
