On Monday, 6/29, my brother and I made our hike out of the Adirondacks--this post is day 2 of our trip. The night prior, we climbed to the summit of Mount Marcy, the highest peak in New York... and gotten lost on the way back. We went to bed late (for hikers), around 10 PM, … [Read more...]
Hiking Mount Marcy, New York
Hike: The highest point in New York state, Mount Marcy is queen of the Adirondack Mountains and High Peaks Wilderness area, looming tall at 5,344 feet. We chose the "path less traveled," the Mount Marcy trail (link is to AllTrails, and isn't the exact route we took, but close), … [Read more...]
Hiking Brasstown Bald, Georgia
Hike: The highest point in Georgia, Brasstown Bald, is reachable by road (unless you go on a day where they randomly close the steep, windy, 3 mile approach road... like we did!). The upper parking lot is just 0.6 miles from the observation tower, on a paved path through the … [Read more...]
Hiking High Shoals Falls Trail {and Helen, Georgia}
Hike: High Shoals Falls Trail, north of Helen, GA (where we spent the night) and south of Macedonia, GA. This is a 2.3 mile moderate trail--unless the Hiwassee River is too high to drive over at Indian Grave Gap Road, then it's a 4.7 mile hike with 1,000 feet of elevation … [Read more...]
Hiking Table Rock Trail
Hike: The Table Rock Trail at Table Rock State Park, near Pickens, South Carolina (about 37 minutes northwest of Greenville, SC, and 1 hour south of Asheville, NC), is a 6.4 mile, strenuous hike with over 2,000 feet of elevation gain. Not far from Sassafras Mountain, it even … [Read more...]
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