[at-l] Re: Warning to winter Smoky hikers

[lwbooher@halifax.com (Leslie Booher)]

Besides, large sections of the AT and other trails in the Smokies are
maintained by horse clubs.  Leslie (anklebear)

-----Original Message-----
From: Orange Bug <orangebug74@yahoo.com>
To: Shogun113@aol.com <Shogun113@aol.com>; at-l@mailman.backcountry.net
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Date: Friday, March 16, 2001 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Re: Warning to winter Smoky hikers


>Not true. There are areas along the Northern/Eastern end of the park
>that invite horses as well as areas that ban them. There are horse tie
>offs at Peck very close to the shelter and up hill of the water source.
>The tie off is across the AT from Tricorner Knob Shelter, our of sight
>of the shelter. I don't remember one at Cosby Knob Shelter. The access
>for horses is probably needed for rescue and extraction missions for
>injured or lost hikers.
>
>Bill....
>
>--- Shogun113@aol.com wrote:
>> Actually, only the southen end of the park (and park AT), is open to
>> horses.
>> This is the ONLY area. If you saw horses at Pecks Corner they should
>> have
>> been reported since that part of the AT is NOT open to horses. If
>> memory
>> serves, Spence Field is the only one available to horse users who
>> come from Cades Cove.
>
>
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