Hello Bob! You always do a great job on your pages and i'm glad that you are responsible for a good majority of the moutains in the Southeast since these are the ones I climb the most. Your information is always very precise and correct, I have encountered few unexpected twists when hiking the mountains that you control the SP page to. On this particular mountain however I thought it may be important to notify hikers of this route that the trail does leave the State Park. The significance of this is to inform people that once you leave the state park the remaining mile or so of the trail is not as clear cut, there is overgrowth which can occassionally make the traiil a bit more difficult to follow. Also, ticks thrive in this overgrowth during the summer, so its very important to wear long pants during the summer because once you leave the park side of the trail you will find your legs covered in ticks. Thanks Bob, keep up the good work!
My nephew, who lives in Greenville SC is now recovering from Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. His doctor told him that if he'd been older, he'd have died. When he got to the doctor's office, his temperature was 106! He'll be weeks recovering.
Yep, that part of the Apps is loaded with ticks in summer!
I wasn't aware the trail left the park! It was marked and blazed along the whole distance I hiked.
gwave47 - Jul 26, 2006 3:54 am - Voted 10/10
Route leaves State ParkHello Bob! You always do a great job on your pages and i'm glad that you are responsible for a good majority of the moutains in the Southeast since these are the ones I climb the most. Your information is always very precise and correct, I have encountered few unexpected twists when hiking the mountains that you control the SP page to. On this particular mountain however I thought it may be important to notify hikers of this route that the trail does leave the State Park. The significance of this is to inform people that once you leave the state park the remaining mile or so of the trail is not as clear cut, there is overgrowth which can occassionally make the traiil a bit more difficult to follow. Also, ticks thrive in this overgrowth during the summer, so its very important to wear long pants during the summer because once you leave the park side of the trail you will find your legs covered in ticks. Thanks Bob, keep up the good work!
BobSmith - Jul 26, 2006 5:50 pm - Hasn't voted
Thanks!That's good advice!
My nephew, who lives in Greenville SC is now recovering from Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. His doctor told him that if he'd been older, he'd have died. When he got to the doctor's office, his temperature was 106! He'll be weeks recovering.
Yep, that part of the Apps is loaded with ticks in summer!
I wasn't aware the trail left the park! It was marked and blazed along the whole distance I hiked.