[at-l] Trip Report (sort of)

[camojack at comcast.net]

VERY nice. If you would, I'd like you to tell me more about that cave under the tree in the one picture...
-"Camo"

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From: "David Addleton" <dfaddleton at gmail.com> 

> http://photoshow.comcast.net/watch/DW4vx4pW takes you to the pics . . . 
> 
> Mountaintown Creek / Pinhoti Trail, 11-13 August 2006 
> 
> about 10 creek crossings, 5 of them required sandals to avoid wetting your 
> boots! 
> 
> This was a trail called "Mountaintown Creek Trail" and it just so happens 
> the Pinhoti joins it about half way through . . . 
> 
> It's in the southern end of the Cohutta Wilderness. We hiked in and out: 
> southbound in ... 
> 
> First day, Friday 11 Aug: we arrived late and walked about two miles 
> downhill to a camp site maybe 2 tenths of a mile beyond the falls. 
> 
> I brought a frozen sag gost curry for the first night . . . Phil brought 
> some spiced rum . . . 
> 
> The next day, because of the potential for rain, we decided to day hike to 
> the southern end of the trail and return to the same camp, about 7 miles 
> round-trip . . . it did rain, and we were glad for a dry place to sleep. We 
> met but a single pair of trout fishermen who had day hiked to the gorge 
> below our campsite . . . 
> 
> There are some short, strenuous climbs, northbound. One's through the gorge 
> to where we camped; the other at the northern end at the switch back where 
> the trail leaves the creek and heads to FS 64. 
> 
> Phil's dog, Ketchup, kept the bears out of sight. We saw grouse, a squished 
> frog, lots of mushrooms, turkey, trout, a largish garden snake, 
> butterflies, deer and heard lots of birds . . . 
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