Appalachian Trail Hike
Burningtown Gap to Rocky Bald
Plus a visit to Camp Branch Falls
Nantahala National Forest
Macon County, NC
Saturday, May 18th, 2019
This Blog Post is dedicated in memory of Ronnie Sanchez Jr.
(aka Stronghold)
(aka Stronghold)
On the morning of May 11th, 2019, Ronnie Sanchez, an innocent man just trying to find peace along the Appalachian trail, lost his life at the hands on one deranged individual!
This is not what the Appalachian Trail is about, and it deeply hurts my heart that this tragedy was allowed to happen! Especially considering the sadistic killer was arrested and placed in custody just two weeks prior to his brutal murder of Ronnie Sanchez!
Although neither of us ever met Ronnie, Scott Burns and I decided to hike a short section of the Appalachian Trail in his memory! Our plan was to do our best to spread some peace, happiness, and maybe even a little bit of trail magic along the way!
We had a very enjoyable hike from Burningtown Gap to Rocky Bald and back! Here are some of the photos from our hike.
Burningtown Gap
Cold Spring Shelter
Yes, there is a spring right next to the shelter and it is Cold and delicious!
View from near the Cold Spring Shelter
Side Trail to Rocky Bald
The Professor on Rocky Bald
Enjoying some cold Brews on Rocky Bald
view from Rocky Bald
Mountain Laurel Getting Ready to Pop on Rocky Bald
Meditation with The Professor on Rocky Bald
The Professor taking a break at the Cold Spring Shelter
According to some sources, this is the oldest shelter along the AT constructed mostly of Chestnut Logs.
We had a very enjoyable hike and hopefully we were able to make this little section of the AT just a little bit more pleasurable for the handful of hikers we met along the way!
Afterwards, we decided to stop and do the short hike to Camp Branch Falls near Franklin, NC
Camp Branch Falls
Camp Branch Falls
Bushwhack Jack (Me) and The Professor (Scott) at Camp Branch Falls
Upper Camp Branch Falls
Thanks Scott for showing me around your neck of the woods!
My complete set of photos is posted here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157691551558123
No comments:
Post a Comment