Another trip to Dolly Sods... Without any
real map of the area, not only did Dave find Dolly Sods, but
he
got real close to finding our secret first night camp site as
well. We didn't find him at 12:30 that night
when we
rolled in, but we did find him a few hundred yards up the
trail from us the next morning.
Photography credits go to Jeff
for
this trip.
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Close up shot of the dog
relaxing before we head out Saturday morning.
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This wasn't a real
ambitious weekend for us. We hiked about an hour or so from our
first site before
we found this lovely site along the Red
Creek. I felt bad for not taking Dave all over Dolly Sods to
see all
the cool things, but the rest and relaxation was
much needed
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The tents set up at our second campsite. I
think I was napping when this was taken. GPS coordinates
are: N
39*01.710 by
W079*20.442
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Dave didn't want the
Cicadas to get out of control, so he volunteered to put on the
offensive as the little
buggers crawled out of the ground.
Actually the truth is even more disturbing. He was actually
practicing
his chicken butchering technique. Along the trip he
decided bringing a live chicken was the best way to go
as far as
how well the meat would keep if it were alive. And if you wanted
milk, you should bring a goat.
Who knew canned chicken spread
would have such a traumatizing affect on someone.
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After my nap, we decided
to head downstream to check
things out.
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We had to cross back and
forth over the creek
many times.
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A little
rest from all the crossing.
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A cool
perspective shot from Jeff.
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We called
this the "do nothing spot." It was so nice. You could easily
hike here for the weekend and do
nothing. GPS
coordinates are: N 39*01.227 by W079*21.017
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Someone had
built these make-shift stone recliners at the do nothing spot, so we
had to try them out.
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They worked
pretty well.
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On Sunday after
hiking out of Dolly Sods, we drove to Blackwater Falls State park to
check out the sites.
This is Blackwater
Falls.
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This is the Lindy Point observation deck
overlooking the Blackwater river down below.
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After weeks of
working on a deadline, Jeff was determined to spend as little time
possible thinking on this
trip. He proved that to himself and
the rest of us by not realizing when he grabbed his boots before the
trip, he grabbed two different ones. Luckily they were for
opposite feet.
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