So far it's been a sweet trip, good climbs and hikes. We packed up Pikey camp 2000 and with the Red in the rearview, we are on the road again. David and Craig took the van and I followed in the Riv, after a few hours on the country music hwy we hit a traffic jam, but no worries and no real time frame. We are visiting with some of my family in Asheville, NC for the day and then headed to the Bald to pull on some granite.



Pictures from the 18 mile hike david and I took. Actually it would be more correct to say pictures from the 5 mile hike that we all took. Craig was carrying way to much equipment to justify hiking the entire 18 so after 5 miles he turned back to the car. David and I continued across the Red and Natural Bridge state park. 18 miles in 9 hours. Fastest 2 miles 17 minutes, slowest mile took the better part of an hour. Around Angel Windows we lost the trail but kept our bearing and after a MountainHouse meal and refilling the water, finished the hike. The van was a welcome sight. Respect for Daniel Boone.
This is some random fall with a cool streaked wall, and creation falls, one of the coolest places for a safety meeting so far.