Tag: Bryan DeLay
Mt. Rogers High Country: Cabin Ridge, Grayson Highlands, AT
A five day backpacking trip in the Mt. Rogers High Country, starting at the Elk Garden Trail Head and taking the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail (VHHT) to the Cabin Ridge Trail and camping on Cabin Ridge. Day two continues on the Cabin Ridge Trail to the VHHT to the Appalachian Trail to Big Wilson Creek Trail to the Kabel Trail and camping along Little Wilson Creek. My son comes in about 10:00 on the second night and camps at my intended site, which was occupied by another backpacker. On the morning of day three I hear my son yelling Dad, so I find him and we continue on the Kabel Trail and then bushwack up to the First Peak Trail then down to Scales and take the VHHT and camp along Big Wilson Creek. Day four continues on the VHHT to the AT to Rhododendron Gap and take the Crest Trail. My son left me on Wilburn Ridge to get water and did not find me camping between the Crest Trail and the AT, so he hiked five miles back to car and headed home a day early. On day five I take the AT back to Elk Garden. Thanks for watching and hope you enjoy the video. Backpacking With Bryan DeLay webpage: https://bryandelay.com
Big Frog Wilderness Looop
A three night backpacking trip in Big Frog Wilderness commencing at the Big Creek Trail Head. On day two the trip continues up Big Creek Trail and then taking Big Frog Trail and camping just off Hemp Top Trail near Big Frog Mountain. After a storm on night two, I’m briefly on the Hemp Top Trail and then take Lick Log Trail to Rough Creek Trail and camp along West Fork of Rough Creek. Day four, the final day, takes Rough Creek Trail to Big Frog Trail and then Yellow Stand Lead Trail back to the Big Creek Trail Head. Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed the video. Backpacking With Bryan DeLay webpage: https://bryandelay.com
South Fork Citico Creek
A two night solo backpacking trip up South Fork Citico Creek, Trail #105, in Citico Creek Wilderness, located in Cherokee National Forest, South District. Day one started at #105 Trail Head and hiked upstream to a campsite just before the third creek crossing. The first two crossings were avoided by taking a well used bypass trail. On the second day I continued up the creek an camped near the junction with Jeffrey Hell Trail. The final day I backtracked down stream to the #105 Trail Head. Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed the video. Backpacking With Bryan DeLay webpage: https://bryandelay.com/
Coker Creek
A one night solo backpacking trip on Coker Creek Falls Trail in Cherokee National Forest, South District. The trip started at the Coker Creek Falls Trail Head and I hiked downstream to the Benton MacKaye Trail and then backtracked to the Coker Creek Falls Trail Head. Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed the video. Backpacking With Bryan DeLay webpage: https://bryandelay.com/
Upper Bald River Wilderness
A two night backpacking trip with my son beginning at the top of Waucheesi Mountain in Cherokee National Forest, South District and descending to the Benton Mackaye Trail at Six Mile Gap. On day two we take the Benton MacKaye Trail south to Kirkland Creek Trail and drop into Bald River Wilderness. Then on the third and final trail we backtrack to Waucheesi Mountain. Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed the video. Backpacking With Bryan DeLay webpage: https://bryandelay.com/https://youtu.be/GFVw4quQQbY
Great Smoky Mountains – Davenport Gap, Cosby Knob, Campsite #35
A three night backpacking trip with my son beginning on 12.27.22 at Davenport Gap along the northeast boundary of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park and taking the Appalachian Trail south up to Davenport Gap Shelter. On day two we continued south on the AT to Cosby Knob Shelter. The next day my son continues south on the AT and then takes Snake Den Ridge Trail down to Cosby, while I backtrack north on the AT to Low Gap and take the Low Gap Trail down to Cosby. Then we both take Lower Mt. Cammerer Trail, separately, to backcountry campsite #35. On our final day we continue on the Lower Mt. Cammerer Trail to the AT and hike north back to Davenport Gap.
Shining Rock Wilderness: Big East Fork
A two night backpacking trip up Big East Fork in Shining Rock Wilderness with my son over Thanksgiving weekend 2022. Our initial plan was to take Big East Fork Trail, then Greasy Cove Trail to Art Leob Trail and down Shining Creek Trail back to the Big East Fork Trail Head. However, on Saturday morning I turned by ankle at camp, so we camped our second night at the junction of Big East Fork Trail and Greasy Cove Trail. On Sunday my son completed the initial loop and I backtracked back to the Big East Fork Trail Head. Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed the video. Backpacking With Bryan DeLay webpage: https://bryandelay.com/https://youtu.be/KPmd5h-BNP4
Cohutta: Conasauga River & Panther Creek
My son and I start this trip on October 21, 2022 (didn’t catch the error in the video until after it was uploaded) at the Betty Gap Trailhead and take the Conasauga River Trail down into Cohutta Wilderness. On day two we continue down Conasauga River Trail and then take Panther Creek Trail up to Panther Creek Falls. Our final day we continue climbing up Panther Creek Trail and then take East Cowpen Trail south to Three Forks Mountain Trailhead. Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed the video. Backpacking With Bryan DeLay webpage: https://bryandelay.com/https://youtu.be/CeWLR2Bi0Fc
Mt. Zirkel Wilderness
A six day backpacking trip in Mt. Zirkel Wilderness with David Knaus (Coach). This trip started at the Seedhouse Trail Head and takes the CDT north, then Trail Creek Trail to the West Fork Trail. We then follow the West Fork Trail to the Main Fork Trail and go south along the Encampment River, with a short bushwack up to Lake Diana. Next we go back to the Main Fork Trail and continue south and drop down to North Fork Elk River and then west back to the CDT. Finally we take the CDT south back to the Seedhouse Trail Head. Please check out David Kanus’ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/defcoord Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed the video. Backpacking With Bryan DeLay webpage: https://bryandelay.com/https://youtu.be/ZiqpAcvXzws