Little River to Campsite 30 (in 6 out 6--3.5 new)

Met at Food Lion at 8:00. There were in essence 4 groups of hikers (Dearl’s group integrated with ours): (1) Little River trail to its terminus at Campsite 30 (my group), (2) those not wishing to go all the way to Campsite 30, (3) those in the former group who wished to do the final part of the hike on Cucumber Gap and Jake’s Creek, and (4) those turning off on Goshen Prong and hiking to Clingmans Dome (a vehicle was to pick them up there).

My group included Anne, Nancy, Dale, Bob & Kathryn, and a new fellow, Allen. The hike was lovely and in essence non consequential until within the last 0.5 miles; here there were 2 serious stream cautions. (Because Bob, Kathryn, and Allen did not have water shoes, they turned around and finished via Cucumber Gap, Jakes Creek, and a short walk through the “ghost town” of Elkmont to the car.) The picture is me standing by the Campsite 30 post.