Re: [at-l] It's not just Felix...

[Darrel Chaney <DChaney@prodigy.net>]

Earthworm

Hiked north from Davenport Gap (actually I40) about 2 weeks ago.  Good
water at Sweetwater/Camp but slow.  Trickle at Groundhog Gap Shelter
with some one inch deep puddles (tie a coffee filter on the pick-up hose
of your filter).  Absolutely no water at Brown Gap unless you go a mile
or so to the right down the gravel road.  Supposed to be a campground
somewhere in that area.  Talked to a ranger and he said there was no
water for 2 days hiking north from Brown Gap.  That would mean dry until
Hot Springs.  Hope this helps some.

Darrel 






Linda Patton wrote:
> 
> ...who's seeking water.  Hasn't *anybody* been hiking along the NC/Tenn
> border lately?  If not, why not???  ;-)  I got zero response to my
> question about water between Smokies and Hot Springs.  Y'all want to
> be responsible for my parched body lying dead on the trail?  No, don't
> answer that.  <g>
>         Just checking to be sure whether anyone knows and hasn't had
> a chance to answer yet.  --Earthworm
> 
> Linda L. Patton, Reference Librarian, Strozier Library, Florida State Univ.
>       Tallahassee, FL 32306-2047 (850)644-5019 lpatton@mailer.fsu.edu
>           "A world without wilderness is a cage." -- David Brower
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