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Trail Registers are usually found at shelters and at some trail-heads and are used to pass information to the club or to other hikers who follow. During the through-hiker "season" when there are many hikers trying to go end-to-end on the AT, it is an integral part of the trail grapevine. It often records the triumphs and hardships of a hike as well as humor, greetings and reports of trail conditions. Feel free to add your bit to NHC's trail register. To sign our register, click here. To view our register archives, click here | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wayne
Lovell Hoover, Al. | USA
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Hiked 31.1 miles from Rock gap to NOC on
Nov. 16-18. Started late, got to Siler Bald shelter, couldn't find it in the
dark. Used Cold Spring shelter next night. This shelter leaked and needs
replacing. Met Ron and Ruth Grove at Panther gap doing maintenance. Nice folks.
Great hike. Looking forward to the Smokey's. Stay safe.
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| Mark
E. P. Woods Athens, Ga. | USA
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Winding Stair Gap to Wesser, 28 miles in 48
hours. Siler Bald is the best!!! Thanks for the work your club does on this section, it looks good! |
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| Kay
Coriell Franklin, N.C. | USA
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Hi everyone from the current president of
NHC! Many of you will be starting to hike the GREAT HIKE soon. We wish you good
planning and great fun in the endeavor. Be sure to stop by in Franklin, it's a
very hiker-friendly town, with a number of nice motels and most of the chain
restaurants and a few others of the "good" & nice variety. We
have Chinese, Tai, Italian, Mexican, and country. Happy Hikin' Kay |
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| Stephen Bruno | USA
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A request has been received from Stephen Bruno,
an experienced AT backpacker, who wants to hike Deep Gap to Wesser in mid May
and is looking for a partner. If anyone is interested, contact him at spebruno@att.net |
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| Scott Robinson Glendale, Az. Crockett | USA
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Moving to the Asheville area in the first quarter
of 2006. As a past AT thru-hiker I am looking forward to giving back to the
trail. I appreciate all the hard work and man-hours that it takes to maintain
the trail. Next year you will have an extra set of hands to help as I look
forward to helping out in anyway. |
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| Andy Price Jefferson, Ga. | USA
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Finished 50 miles on the AT yesterday:
Wayah Gap to Fontana. Thank you for your trail maintenance! The Smokies are on my calendar for next year! |
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| Spider
& Rootie Tootie | USA
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To Members of Nantahala Hiking Club, Thank You All for maintaining this difficult trail. My girlfriend, Rootie Tootie, & I hiked from Winding Stair Gap to Fontana Dam between July 16 - July 22 this year. We met an AT Section Club President in the hiking store in Franklin and he was of much, much help and we also met a trail maintenance work crew as we were hiking and saw the difficulty of their task. We climbed over, around at least 4 downed trees across the trail so we do know the damage Mother Nature can do. We are the Uptown (Social Security) Hikers and appreciate all that is done to keep the trail 'do-able' for old ladies like us. We loved the hike although almost lost it at the unnamed first S to N 'Jump up' which was really a 'jump down' for us or 'Fall-Off' may be closer to what happened. We took off our packs and slid down on our behinds through this narrow crevasse, put our packs back on only to discover the real 'Jump up' 1/2 mile later where we again took off the packs and sorta jumped down. The hike down into Wesser at 7:30 that evening was an adventure but the 2-day rest & knee braces from Wal-Mart and OTC painkillers for Spider's knees worked for the next 4 days. We had done part of Georgia AT last year but found the NC trail much more difficult but well worth the challenge. The views from Wayah Bald, Wesser Bald Firetower, & Chenoah Bald were breathtaking. Following big 'ol bear tracks one morning gave us something to think about besides not tripping or asking, "Have you seen a blaze lately?" Spider's husband, Grumpy, had given us each a 'Bear Totem" to carry to protect us. They apparently worked. Grumpy does not hike but does keep us supplied with occasional crisis KFC at gaps and always at trail's end. We now have two wonderful annotated photo albums of our AT Adventures. Showing friends pictures of our remote tented campsite 0.3 mile north of Rocky Bald next to a stream in an isolated, quiet, pristine wilderness is really a privilege and blessing. We belong and give to the AT Conservancy. My advice to kids is to do this when you are young, not 65. We hope to do the Smokies next summer. Advice Welcome. Keep the AT hikin'! Spider and Rootie Tootie
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| Lazy Dog | USA
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Section hiking south. Ivan disrupted plans to hike Davenport to Fontana so
spent the week of Sept 20 hiking Fontana to Wayah Gap. Damage from the storm
was small limbs down almost everywhere and periodically large trees on the
trail. Mud slide near Licklog Gap is severe but was passable. Being unprepared
for this section had a hard time finding the spring for Wesser shelter as was
traveling south. This new shelter design is very good. I had it all to myself.
(Wondered who might be sleeping underneath. A lot of room down there. It wasn't
a mouse.) Had wonderful weather and the views from Wesser Bald Tower and from
Wayah bald tower were some of the best so far. Looking forward to hiking the
rest of NHC section next year.
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Sue Gonser | LaBelle, Fl. USA
Wed, Apr 21, 2004
April 21, 2004.....Hi! Just wanted to say how much I am looking forward to spending a month this upcoming summer in the Franklin area. It will be fun to attend some of the Club hikes and get to know some of the Club members better. Keep up the good work!
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Susan & Larry Kiley |
Winder GA USA | Tue, Aug 2, 2003
We just completed the Nantahala Section of the AT. We have had our
camper in Franklin the past 5 months while we did sectional hikes whenever
our schedule allowed. It was a real treat. Our favorite things were Albert
Mtn. and Siler Bald! We wish that the Smoky Mtn. section had access roads
like the Nantahala.
| Brad Rupp
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St. Pete FL USA | Thu, Sep 11, 2003
Howdy. On Oct. 20th two buddies and myself will climb out of Dick's Creek Gap on our
way to wallace Gap. It won't matter if it rains or snows, whether 'skeeters carry me down the
trail or if I have to share my tent with bears, it will ALL be good. If anyone else will be
out there at that time drop me a line, I'd be glad to hear from you. This will be a hike
through a beautiful area at a beautiful time of the year and I am excited about it. See you on
the trail!
| william smith |
hazel green al USA | Tue, Jun 24, 2003
just looking for some hiking clubs to visit on a hike when in the area
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Suzan (Sue) Gonser
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LaBelle Fl USA | Sun, May 18, 2003
Hello again! Several weeks ago I phoned two of your hike leaders from my Florida home.
They were very pleasant to visit with. I signed up for two of your club's upcoming
hikes....June 29th to Big Laurel Falls, and July 4th to Satulah Mountain. For some time now,
I've been looking forward to visiting your area this summer. It will be great meeting your
fine club members while enjoying hiking with them in your lovely North Carolina mountains!
Sending my best to each of you.
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Jay "Jaybird" Swafford
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Springfield TN USA | Tue, Feb 25, 2003
Change of plans!....new hike partner & new schedule:
leave April 22nd for Deep Gap (USFS 71)NC hiking to N.O.C. then catching a shuttle to Clingmans
Dome & hike SOBO back to N.O.C. (about 100miles) plan to finish up May 2nd or 3rd
see you UP the trail!
| Suzan (Sue) Gonser
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LaBelle Fl USA | Sun, Jan 5, 2003
Happy New Year 2003! Just yesterday, I received my NHC membership card, patch, and very
first Club Newsletter! After visiting your fine website for several years, I'm so happy to
finally become a club member. Seeing the 6 pages worth of member names on your club roster is
great! Many years ago I first enjoyed hiking the lovely Nantahala section of the AT.
Unfortunately, I have only hiked your area a couple times since then. My goal is to retire in
8 years at the "young" age of 62, and move from South Florida up to your area. Perhaps that is
a bit 'different' since many folks focus on Florida in their retirement years. But, the
mountains and meeting the fine people in your area are where my heart is. At that time, I am
looking forward to helping the NHC with trail maintenance, leading club hikes, regularly
attending club meetings, and any other jobs, big or small, that are needed. (I'm beginning
working out even now to be an active member in your club!) Please continue all the good work
you do!
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