Re: [at-l] Interesting names along AT

["Mara Factor" <m_factor@hotmail.com>]

Nuclear Lake comes to mind...  I think it's in NY.


>From: "Mara Factor" <m_factor@hotmail.com>
>To: twj175@voicenet.com, phil.heffington@oc.edu
>CC: at-l@backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [at-l] Interesting names along AT
>Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 17:03:41 GMT
>
>Charlie's Bunion probably qualifies as an unusual name...  Just north of
>Newfound Gap.
>
>
>>From: Tom Janofsky <twj175@voicenet.com>
>>Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 12:19:56 -0400
>>
>>
>>IIRC - Chunk Gal Trail was named for an young native american woman was
>>was uh, chunky, and and felt she was so hideous that she left her
>>village and wandered the woods alone.  I have a picture of the sign from
>>this spring if anyone doesn't believe this name.  Heck, I still don't.
>>
>>--tom
>>
>>Phil Heffington wrote:
>> >
>> > DaRedhead asked for interesting names of places along the AT.  I'll
>>start it
>> > by naming "Chunky Gal Trail", which is north of Muskrat Creek shelter 
>>in
>> > North Carolina, and "Big Butt Moutain", which is between Hot Springs 
>>and
>> > Sams Gap, if I remember correctly.  I don't know the stories behind
>>either
>> > of them, however.
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