Date: 2010-02-17
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Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.Well here I am on the trail. No, not the AT, the Foothills Trail in SC. Harold and I drove down this morning to scout out where the boys will be hiking next weekend. We arrived at Chimneytop Gap about 2:30. We were looking for a spur trail that supposedly had a campsite. We were unable to locate it but we did see a number of stealth sites near the road.The trail started off uphill and then dropped down to Hwy 178. We found a nice parking area by Duke Power. Nice to know they do some good with all the money I send them.We missed a turn at the parking lot but we picked the trail up half way up the access road. We'll explore that section on the way back to the car Friday.As we continued to climb we got into a little snow. Several sections were downright icy. By late afternoon we had made our way to Virginia Hawkins waterfall. The temperature started to drop so we found a campsite and started supper. I had tortellini and pepperoni. Since it was so cold it took a while to cook it on an alcohol stove but it was delicious when it was done.I'm now settled in under my tarp for some much needed rest.