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Nice job! Still reading through the posts.
Thank you for the post on Linville Gorge from 2020. I used to love bushwhacking the old Sandy Flats Trail but couldn’t really find half of it anymore after landslides from a big storm in 2017. I’m sorry for your experience on it but it’s cool to hear that people still try to find it. I think some fishermen still use it even now.
Your comment is cool on several levels. First of all, comments are rare, and someone taking the time to put their thoughts on the sight are valued. Secondly, that someone is going back and reading entries from that long ago is reason to keep it up and continue blogging. Thirdly, and most gratifying to me is to hear from a fellow hiker and bushwhacker about a shared love of the outdoors and hidden away places. I readily believe that the fishermen are still using it since the time I was there, there were occasional surveyor’s tape on trees to mark the way. I spend more time rock climbing at the moment, but I hike in for that, and I still have places I want to visit and revisit. Keep spending time in the outdoors and enjoy!