Abrams Falls 4.2pd, Little Bottoms 2.3pd, Cane Creek 0.9pd, Rabbit Creek 7.8pd

None of today’s 15.6 miles were new; however, for Dennis McAdams 13.1 miles were new. Dennis has really helped me in the past; today I did a little payback.

I dropped Winston off at Cricket Lane Kennel at its 8:30 opening. I then went to the “Y” to meet Dennis; we left ~9:00 and got started on Abrams Creek Trail at 9:40. Not a soul was seen on this trail; however, when we got to Little Bottoms we met a family of three. When we got to Abrams Creek Campground we met a husband and wife and their daughter; one of the former camped in this area prior to an official campground being designated at this point. We then met a family of three.

We proceeded to Rabbit Creek trail head close to the Abrams Falls Ranger Station. We did not see a sign for the latter but I recognized the trail. I had done the Northern part of Rabbit Creek when I did Hannah Mtn with Lowell Reid; I had done the Southern leg on a solo that included Cooper Rd, Hatcher and Hannah Mtns (and the crossing of Abrams Creek) and then Rabbit Creek South. I had told Dennis it was mainly downhill; that was a mistake. Also, I had only counted on the stream crossing by the Abrams Creek parking area; we had one prior to that that also required water shoes. (Lowell Reid and TJ Solnas also had two crossings last winter; last spring I had only one crossing in which I had to use water shoes.)

When we finished and arrived at the Abrams Creek parking lot, it was ~4:30; it took us ~60 min. to reach my vehicle at the “Y”. It was the usual; many tourists had never seen a deer in the wild previously.