"I'd rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on earth." Steve McQueen

The campsite above is just below The Wedge in Darby Canyon, Jedediah Smith Wilderness.

Great Smoky Mountains Mt. LeConte in the Great Smoky Mountains.	Tetons, Wyoming Table Mtn. trail and the Devils Stairs trail in the Jedediah Smith Wilderness of Wyoming	Cherokee National Forest, TN A Bobs Bald New Year in the Nantahalas	Pisgah Forest, NC Checking out the Big Agnes tent in Pilot Cove, Pisgah National Forest.
Tetons in Wyoming Alaska Basin, Jedediah Smith Wilderness, Wyoming	Yellowstone Heart Lake Backpack Trip in Yellowstone National Park.	Yellowstone Slough Creek and First Meadow in Yellowstone National Park	Yellowstone Yellowstone's Lamar Valley and Specimen Ridge - Part One of a series.
Tetons in Wyoming Darby Canyon in the Jedediah Smith Wilderness of Wyoming.	Great Smoky Mountains Smoky Mountain Reflections: Trail reports, etc.	Great Smoky Mountains More Smoky Mountain Memories: Trail reports, etc.	Great Smoky Mountains Climbing The Dry Sluice Gap Wall in the Greenbrier Valley of the Great Smoky Mountains.
Yellowstone Shoshone Lake Backpack trip, Sept. 2005	Yellowstone Rescue Creek BP trip, Sept. 2005	Yellowstone Heart Lake - again, Sept. 2005	Yellowstone Sometimes getting to the trailhead is half the fun. A collection of images from along the way
	Great Smoky Mountains The Hyatt Ridge/Raven Fork region, including McGee Springs Campsite #44	Great Smoky Mountains A collection of panoramas that illustrate the colorful beauty of a Smoky Mountain springtime.	Visit the Wild Country Forum
Jedediah Smith Wilderness, Wyoming, August 2003 South Leigh Lake Basin and the Mill Creek trail	Max Patch/Appalachian Trail Nov. 23, 2008	Return to Mt. LeConte on Dec. 26, 2008	May 2010 hike to Charlies Bunion with Annie
May 30, 2010 loop hike. Balsam Mtn. Sterling Ridge, Pretty Hollow Gap, Palmer Creek and the Round Bottom Road. One of the finest walks in the Great Smokies.	June 5, 2010 hike out to Tricorner Knob and back with Donna - a great day in the Great Smokies.	July 3 and 4, 2010. A repeat of the May 30 loop around Balsam Mtn, Sterling Ridge, Pretty Hollow Gap, and Palmer Creek, followed by a walk along the Cataloochee Divide.	July 6, 2010 out and back return visit to Tricorner Knob Shelter from the Cosby campground.
January 16, 2011. A mid-winters climb to Mt. LeConte on the Alum Cave Bluff trail - lots of snow and a smooth trail!	January 30, 2011: A loop up the Rainbow Falls trail to the top of Mt. LeConte, and back down the Bullhead trail. More snow - woohoo!	February 13 & 14, 2011: Hiking the AT from I-40 to Hot Springs, NC. 33.9 miles. Another section bites the dust!	February 25, 2011: On the AT from Stecoah Gap to Wesser and the Nantahala River. 13.6 miles. One of the best sections yet!
February 26, 2011: Stecoah Gap to the Fontana Dam. 13.1 miles.	March 19, 2011: Early spring hike along Big Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains to the Gunter Fork trail.	April 2 and 3, 2011: A creek walk down the Right Fork of Raven Fork to camp at Three Forks - good times in a truly wild corner of the Great Smoky Mountains.	July 16 and 17, 2011. Section hiking from Devils Fork Gap to Erwin, TN. 33 miles of mountain goodness!
July 23, 2011: A climb with the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club up Trout Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains to reach the top of Big Duckhawk Ridge. Wow!!!	July 30, 2011: Bushwhacking up the Roaring Fork Branch drainage on Mt. LeConte with Seth O'Shields.	August 19, 2011: Bushwhacking up Styx Branch from the Alum Cave Bluffs trail to Myrtle Point. Awesome!!!	Sept.10, 2011: A wild climb to the summit of Partons Peaks - thickest greenbrier that I've ever been in, but it was a small price to pay to enjoy one of the most superb views that I've ever seen in the Great Smoky Mountains.
Oct. 22. 2011: Bushwhack up Alum Cave Creek to climb the south slope of No Name Ridge - a major goal of the Wild County gang!

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