Pisgah National Forest, Part II

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Once we left camp from the MST/Graveyard Trail intersection, we climbed a steep section and came around the side of a knob, past a set of footbridges that lead over the beginnings of a stream, onto the Art Loeb trail, and on up Black Balsom. After realizing that a hammock wouldn’t work too well on a bald mountain, we backtracked a bit and found a good campsite in a small wood, which gave us a bit of protection from the wind.

Once camp was set, we hiked back up Black Balsom and took some photos while we enjoyed the sunset. There were a few other campers on the balds, but we were pretty isolated from our vantage point. On the climb up, I remembered a tree and a set of stairs that I had seen on my last trip to the Art Loeb, a few Januaries ago with Dan Zook.

After the sunset, we hiked back down to camp for the night. We heard fireworks, most likely from Brevard or Asheville, but never actually saw any. The next morning, we hiked back down Black Balsom and to the Parking Lot where we built a fire at a nearby campsite and waited for Neecee to pick us up. We had a good trip, with little weather concerns (although it did get colder than expected). The hike was less than planned, but with the knee problems I was having, I can’t imagine going too much further. Hikes poles are high on my list of wants.

Most of the photos have been posted to the gallery if you’d like to look through. Thanks! Til later!