This place used to be a state park but lost its status. Still some good hiking and kayaking though and almost never very busy.
During Covid the sherpas took the opportunity to really clean up Everest, including Green Boots. It’s such a shame that their best option to earn a living is to watch rich folk trash a mountain they consider sacred.
I always feel like folks sleep on Stone Mountain but the red trail is such a treat and it’s only 20-25 minutes from town.
Oh man, a few minutes alone with this and I would be the CLT commander
After hiking what feels like a never ending climb up Blood Mtn seeing the famous AT shelter at the top is such a relief. Then just spending some time with your fellow hikers at the top sharing stories and snacks is a dream come true. Makes the hike down feel like nothing.
Not as pretty as some of y’all’s pics but man this is such a great hike!
I’ve explained this so many times. I grew up in rural Georgia and I’ve been shout and yelled at so many times by some old boomer dude that I’m just immune to it. Would rather just avoid listening to their bullshit at all.