Still, here's a photo tour of this year's trip:
An old chimney along the trail.
October 4 , 2013 - 9:28 a.m.
An unusual tree along the trail
October 4, 2013 - 9:43 a.m.
Evans Cemetery along the road
October 4, 2013 - 9::56 a.m.
Hiking suspended? Bob said he saw a bear this day.
October 4, 2013 - 10:10 a.m.
Wooden driving bridge on the way to Ramsey Cascade trailhead
"We had to park by the main road (321) and hike in on foot," Bob said.
October 5, 2013 - 10:44 a.m.
October 5, 2013 - 11:20 a.m.
Sam Owens
October 5, 2013 - 11:20 a.m.
Sam Owens
October 5, 2013 - 11:22 a.m.
Creek at Ramsey Cascade trailhead
October 5, 2013 - 11:23 a.m.
Footbridge at Ramsey Cascade
October 5, 2013 - 11:28 a.m.
Greenbriar area - Trauilhead creek to Ramsey Cascade Falls
Ten miles along the road but a trip to the falls would have added eight more
October 5, 2013 - 11:28 a.m.
Pancake Pantry - Gatlinburg - Front of paper placemat
Bob does this to torture me!
October 6, 2013 - 7:21 a.m.
Pancake Pantry - this is their famous French Toast with a wonderful cinnamon syrup that is so good
it makes my head spin. I've had it a couple of times where Bob gets to wrap his lips around it every fall.
October 6, 2013 - 7:30 a.m.
This is where the guys parked to access the Appalachian Trail
(Mt. Cammerer at Davenport Gap)
October 6, 2013 - 10:00 a.m.
October 6, 2013 - 10:01 a.m.
The asphalt road meets the dirt trail
October 6, 2013 - 10:02 a.m.
Day Three: Twelve mile round trip to Mt. Cammerer
October 6, 2013 - 10:02 a.m.
October 6, 2013 - 10:04 a.m.
October 6, 2013 - 10:22 a.m.
Robert J. Schmidt
Davenport Gap Shelter - Appalachian Trail
October 6, 2013 - 10:32 a.m.
October 6, 2013 - 12:15 p.m.
See the "wood sprite" looking out the hole in the log?
Here's a close-up of the same shot.
The gnome is visible now!
View along the AT on the way to Mt. Cammerer
October 6, 2013: 12:30 p.m.
Sam Owens along the trail
October 6, 2013 - 12:30 p.m.
Moss on a rock
October 6, 2013 - 12:39 p.m.
Sam Owens
October 6, 2013 - 12:42 p.m.
Sam Owens
October 6, 2013 - 12:42 p.m.
Mt. Cammerer fire tower
October 6, 2013 - 1:32 p.m.
View from the tower
October 6, 2013 - 1:35 p.m.
Another view from the tower ... a minute later
October 6, 2103 - 1:36 p.m.
October 6, 2013 - 1:37 p.m.
Sam Owens (distance)
October 6, 2013 - 1:37 p.m.
October 6, 2013 - 2:13 p.m.
October 6, 2103 - 2:14 p.m.
Survey marker embedded in rock at top of Mt. Cammerer
October 6, 2013 - 1:39 p.m.
Credit: All photos © Robert Schmidt
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