[at-l] AT / I-77 area re: upcoming wedding

[Kent Gardam]

Back from our Charleston/Savannah/Chattanooga/southern/y'all vacation.  We ended up opting for a hike in the Grayson Highlands and Massie Gap.  Little did I know that I was scouting out a location for Felix's pending nuptials.  Saw some ponies that will be appropriate ring bearers though.
 
Thanks for the suggestions y'all!

--- On Mon, 7/21/08, Lilla Thompson <LThompson at hollins.edu> wrote:

From: Lilla Thompson <LThompson at hollins.edu>
Subject: Re: [at-l] AT / I-77 area
To: "'Kent Gardam'" <kent_gardam at yahoo.com>, "'AT-list'" <at-l at backcountry.net>
Date: Monday, July 21, 2008, 2:42 PM








Well, one obvious place is Mount Rogers—it’s south of where I 77 crosses the AT, but you can’t beat it for scenery.  You could park at Massey Gap & hike up to Thomas Knob shelter… 
 

From: at-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:at-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Kent Gardam
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 2:24 PM
To: 'AT-list'
Subject: [at-l] AT / I-77 area
 


Just back from ten days of sailing on Lake Huron.  It was great, thanks for asking.  Oh, wait, you didn't, did you?  That's okay, I won't bore you with stories about the cool water, nice breezes and incredible sunrises and sunsets.

 

But now the fambly wants to go down to the Charleston, SC / Savannah, GA area next week to see the sights, frolic in the surf, eat some good southern cooking, etc.  Since it looks like I-77 is the most likely way to get there from Ohio, if'n I were to convince them that a stopover was in order somewhere in the general vicinity of the AT where the interstate crosses, where might you suggest would be a good place that we could park for the night, hike in to stay at a shelter, and hike back out?  My wife and daughter like to walk but are not really hikers per se, and I'm the only one with a real backpack, so I guess the hike shouldn't be more than half a dozen or so miles one way.  Nice views would be a real plus.

 

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