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Prophet118 said:
Where in Bama is this???
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Cheaha. The Chinnabee Silent Trail. Don't be fooled by the backpack, it's not a hard dayhike. I just got there a couple hours before sundown, and made a quickie overnighter out of it.
From the parking lot just before the Turnipseed Hunter's Camp on highway 281, it's only about a mile to Cheaha Falls. The second pic is from the shelter on the ridge beyond the falls. The first pic is maybe 3 miles further at a series of waterfalls called Devil's Den, and it's less than a mile from there to Lake Chinnabee. 8-10 miles round trip, depending on which maps and trail signs you believe. Normally you could start at the lake, too, but they have all the access roads closed for winter until March 1, so it's easiest to start at 281.
On the other side of the highway, the trail goes up the mountain where it connects to the Pinhoti-which also connects to the Skyway Loop trail originating at Lake Chinnabee at Adam's Gap trailhead(also further down 281), which all makes a loop that's something like 17.8 miles. That's a great overnight trip, with the lake, waterfalls, and a trip across the highest part of the state.
You can do the loop from either direction, and from any of the three trailheads, depending on where you want to spend the night, and how hard you want the hike to be.
More pics from that loop here: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=781649
 
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Owen M, I guess I just didn't recognize it, man. I only live about 45 minutes away on the Ashland side. I've been down all those trails numerous times doing overnighters with my dad and bro.
 
I just browsed through this thread - you guys have some great photos from some amazing places. Here are a few from this past September in Huron National Forest in northern Michigan.

Sunrise near our campsite
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Obligatory knife shot (no that wasn't my bottle cap, we came accross it, although I could have used an Oberon right about then)
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I've been surprised by some rust on my O1 NWA Sierra Scout recently (sheath must have still had some water in it....), so I tried forcing a patina to help the process along. We'll see how it works out. Here are the results:

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Marcelo and I was out 4 a 5 mile hike yesterday

Frozen lake


An icy cascading waterfall











A very cool cave, perfect for a nice warming fire.











Or maybe not ;)



But this spot was nice to get some tea brewing.







 
Cool Tony, it looks like one of "our" usual spots. :cool:


It must have been a tricky traverse of the bolder field,

...though I guess some remaining snow on that eastern flank might have made it easier.


Conditions change so much from day to day.


I hiked Sega Meadows up on the Housatonic this morning, the snow supported my weight well in most areas.


Tommorrow, who knows?
 
Big Mike said:
Cool Tony, it looks like one of "our" usual spots. :cool:


It must have been a tricky traverse of the bolder field,

...though I guess some remaining snow on that eastern flank might have made it easier.


Conditions change so much from day to day.


I hiked Sega Meadows up on the Housatonic this morning, the snow supported my weight well in most areas.


Tommorrow, who knows?
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Glad you're feeling better Mike.

The snow was about 16" deep but hard packed and iced over.

I was fine with my Kahtoolas on, but Marcelo didn't bring his and it was a slow go for him.
 
Tarn just south of Forester Pass, Sequoia NP (Forester Pass is the notch on the right)
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Basin south of Forester Pass, Sequoia NP
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Right now would be fun - there's at least 15-20 feet of snow there now. I prefer to wait for the snow to melt off, late July through August is the best time to be there.

Forester Pass is 13,162', the tarn is about 12,600', and the shots lower in the basin were at about 11,800', all above treeline. That tarn will probably remained iced over until mid July in a typical year.
 
Nice pics of Castle Rocks. I have driven by a few times, but was on a trip elsewhere and couldn't stop to explore.
 
Sorry to repost the same pic, but I thought it was funny that due to the lack of humidity, I was wearing the exact same thing in Utah in the 30s that I was in Alabama at 70(and would at 100, for that matter). Well, I had on a Buff, instead of the cap...
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BT, hola, two things:

1) What is that comfy looking pack?

2) What sort of meat is that in your last picture?
 
HikingMano, hey That pack is a little “carp pack”. I don't know who makes them but they are branded from the TV series Total Fishing. They usually retail for between £40-£50 GBP and even at that price are a bargain. At the moment they can be got for £20 GBP. I endorse these completely. They are way better than a Snugpak of similar[ish] size, and frankly they'd slaughter the typical tactical offerings like Maxpedition's Vulture II Bag [*7 the price] and Bugout Gear's Bug out bag and so on even at the same price. I'll probably post some more pics of it here at some point showing the front as well as top access, the reinforced waterproof base, built in pack poncho, all that jazz. I grabbed one as a punt, thinking that even if it was so bad I'd have to treat it like a kit and run it under the sewing machine it would still be useful to someone. I was beyond pleasantly surprised, I think they are brilliant. The meat is tripe.
 
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It looks great, I'll keep an eye out for more pics. :thumbup: Going to dig around later to see if it's available here in the US.

I thought that had to be tripe of some kind, I've just never seen it spiky like that before.
 
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