Nice Viewpoint, not a lot of Balsam Date Climbed: Mar 5, 2012
Hiked Eagle/Balsam from Rider Hollow, cold breezy day, but sunny, not many Balsam trees on Blasam though, Nice Viewpoint on descent from Balsam, completed a loop past Bellayre on the return.
Climbing via Rider Hollow, and followed up with Eagle. Rained off and on all day and the overgrown brush around the trail completely soaked me but it was still a really fun hike.
Took the Lost Clove trail Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2009
Stopped by Belleayre Mountain along the way. The viewpoint is not that bad on Balsam, but I liked the views much better from Belleayre. Why can't they mark the summit on Balsam? It's stupid.