[at-l] smokies question

[rrubin@atconf.org (Robert Rubin)]

The old Birch Spring shelter in the Smokies will be torn down this spring
and the site converted to a designated campsite, with tent pads, a cable
system for hanging food, etc. The pads are already built, and right now the
shelter remains, but not for long.

--Rhymin' Worm

At 12:59 PM -0500 1/18/01, Jack wrote:
>>
>> Okay - any designated sites NEAR the AT, anyone know?
>
>
>Only if you hike some of the Smokies off the AT.  Leaving Fontana Dam, one
>can easily hit Lakeshore to Eagle Creek and then head North to Spence Field.
>The trail crosses the creek about 13 times so expect to get your feet wet.
>However, it is a beautiful hike and there are several designated campsites
>if you want to take a couple of days getting to Spence Field from Fontana.
>The last couple of miles on Eagle Creek Trail to Spence Field is a good
>workout as in "vertical" but the trail comes out right at the Spence Field
>Shelter.....  Just a nice alternative if you have already hiked Fontana to
>Spence Field on the AT...
>
>Jack
>
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