New River Gorge – Day 10

16 March 2021

I left the Addison on Amelia around 8:15 am and pulled into the driveway about 2:15 pm. The trip down I-95 was pretty much without incident until the eagerly anticipated slowdown at Palm Beach. I’m not sure why Palm Beach has such a traffic tie up. It’s not like it’s Houston. Plus, there are 6 lanes of traffic and you would think someone pulled over on the left shoulder would indicate to everyone to move over one lane to the right. Then again, we’re talking Florida drivers.

This trip was 2, 382.3 miles total distance and I averaged 28 mpg for the entire trip. Just for the record, I spent $183.18 on diesel fuel and $348 for a new battery. The diesel rates were as low as $2.89 and as high as $3.05. A lot of the places were high because I was in a high tourist area. Instead of saving money on camping, I ended up paying more for hotel rooms but it was a sacrifice I was willing to make from outdoor toilets, temperatures in the 30’s, and bears trying to nibble on my toes.

One good thing that came out of my trip is I dropped four pounds. I normally weigh 165 (sans clothes) and I’m now 161. I would dearly love to drop that one pound and even out at 160.

I have to admit the zip line adventure was my favorite activity of the trip. Levels 1-3 included 19 different zip lines. The next was the 8 mile hike up and back Pilot Mountain followed by the 6 mile trail of Olena State Park in Florida. The main reason for my trip was to go to New River Gorge National Park. I did and that was about it. I didn’t get to hike any trails nor did I camp out there. However, it’s definitely worth another look on another trip.

Stephen asked me how much I’ve hiked and camped in North Carolina and the truth is I’ve probably camped and hiked more in this state than in any of the other 47 contiguous states – particularly when you take in my college days of hiking the Smokies and parts of the Appalachian Trail. I would say Georgia is the next most hiked and camped. Of course, each state is different and each location is different.

As far as my favorite hikes, I think I would rate Avalanche Lake Trail in Glacier as my number one.

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Avalanche Lake Trail at Glacier National Park

That would be followed by The Windows in Big Bend.

The Windows Trail of Big Bend National Park

Coming in third would be Golden Canyon/Gower Gulch Trail of Death Valley.

Golden Canyon/Gower Gulch Trail at Death Valley National Park

I think my worst hike was one in the Quachita Mountains in Arkansas. My hiking buddy, Charlie Cooper and I both agreed we wanted to go find the ranger that laid out the trail and urinate on his desk. The trail, instead of following a crest line instead went up one mountain and down another without switchbacks.

Until next time…. I’ll be adding more of my Everything Fred posts every so often until the next hiking trip.

New River Gorge – Day 9

15 March 2021

I left the hotel in Greensboro at exactly 8:18 am and anticipated arriving at Amelia Island around 3:30 pm. Like the rest of the trip, nothing went as planned. Everything was good until I got to Savannah. There was a horrible crash on I-95 and three lanes of traffic were stop and go for an hour. One car was on an embankment upside down. There were three or four cars involved. There were a lot of people next to police cars and the fire truck so hopefully no one was seriously injured.

As it was, I arrived at the Addison on Amelia Island around 4:30 pm. There are new owners: Louisa and Ron. The Addison has changed hands twice since I last stayed here. It’s a bit of a schlep to get to it from I-95 but Fernandina Beach (the town) is a lot like Key West in house types and quaintness. It also has a lot of good restaurants.

I think you can see Key West style architecture from this photo of the Addison Courtyard.

Ron recommended Artes Pizza on 3rd Street. I ordered online and walked the five blocks to pick it up. The had some of the usual vegetarian fare such as margarita pizza but I opted for the “Vegetarian” pizza. It was ready by the time I walked down there and I brought it back to the room and ate it on the balcony overlooking the courtyard.

The Addison is really quite nice. I’ve stayed previously in room 15 but the room they put me in, room 10, is a little over the top. They also have a wine social in the afternoon and, of course, breakfast from 8:30 am – 10 am. If I sleep in tomorrow, I’ll probably do the breakfast. I told them I preferred vegetarian but it wasn’t essential.

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Tomorrow is a 6 plus hour drive depending on traffic, bathroom breaks, etc. I would expect to get home anywhere from 2 pm – 5 pm. All in all, it’s been a good trip. I built my confidence back up with the Pilot Mountain hike, got to zip line for the first time, got to stay in the Amicalola Falls lodge – an unanticipated treat – and most importantly, got to see Jimmie and Stephen.

With day light savings time and my return home, I wonder how long it will take me to get back into my routine? Or do I want to?

P.S. I’m still a little sore from the hike and my knee is still a little tender. However, it’s a good overall body ache – it means I accomplished something.

New River Gorge – Day 8

14 March 2021

I got up enough motivation to attempt Pilot Mountain this morning. The things that have gone wrong this trip have stressed me out and until I had my first cup of coffee I didn’t know if I would make the attempt. This pandemic has also paid havoc with my mind. I’ve been idle as far as hiking is concerned for almost two years and I was beginning to have a crisis of confidence if a 72 year old man could still get up and down a mountain in one piece. Let’s just say my confidence received a boost today.

Park map

Pilot Mountain sits at an elevation of 2, 421 feet. That’s not so bad but the hike I chose – Grindstone – basically starts at the visitors center and goes up, up, up for an elevation gain of 1,558 feet. The very most elevation gain I’ve ever done is 3,000 at Guadelupe Mountain in Texas. It almost killed me. The trail up Pilot is 3.5 miles one way.

I started the hike at 8:49 am and made the first mile fairly quickly – for me. I reached the summit of Little Pinnacle around 11 and that’s a very fast pace for me. Anytime anyone tells me the average pace is 2 1/2 miles per hour, I generally say mine is 2 1/2 miles per hour and a half. I’m a slow but steady hiker.

A natural arch.

The first sign that I was doing OK was I only made one rest stop for the first mile in spite of some fairly steep climbs. I wasn’t too winded. About 3/5 of the way up I hit the steepest and longest incline. I also noticed my left hip was beginning to bother me. I will admit to numerous rest stops on that section and I noticed my energy lagging at the apex of that.

A good perspective of the incline with hikers.
Hikers going around the base of Big Pinnacle.

When I got to Little Pinnacle, I sat on a bench for a good 15 minutes just to get my heart beat back to normal. I ate an energy bar, gulped down some water and then walked around the “base” of Big Pinnacle – the actual standout feature of Pilot Mountain. It’s 0.8 miles around the pinnacle.

Then, just because I could, I walked back up to the overlook of Big Pinnacle from Little Pinnacle like I did two days ago. In for a penny, in for a pound.

Jomeokee Trail around Big Pinnacle.
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The visitors center over a 1000 feet below.
The observation point on Little Pinnacle from the Jomeokee Trail.

After that, I hiked back down the way I came up to a pavilion with picnic tables and had lunch – another energy bar and water. As I began to descend, not only my left hip but my left knee started to nag. I was still 3 miles away from the bottom.

Hikers heading up as I head down.

I had to rest about six times on the way down just to get the pain in the hip and knee to abate so I could continue down the trail. I made it back to the jeep by 1:30 pm, so all total, I spent 4 hours and 44 minutes up and back. The rangers suggest allotting 4 hours.

On the trail, some wore masks, some didn’t (I did not). There were may hikers with dogs, some on leash (required) and some not. There were four joggers that ran up the mountain and ran back down. Two were young women jogging and as they passed I asked if Tucker Carlson knew about what they were doing. Invariably, there were several hikers in groups closer than 6 feet sans masks. Even more worrisome were the people I saw hiking up with either only one water bottle or no water at all.

The trail was pretty quiet when I started but by the time I started back down the mountain, the trail became a freeway. No one seemed to note the rules of the road – up hill hikers have the right-of-way but the trail was mostly wide enough to allow everyone to get by if necessary.

It was. a perfect day for the hike. I started at the bottom with a temperature of 39F. By the first 1/2 mile I came out of my jacket. The temp by the time I reached the top was 63F. There was a beautiful blue sky for the hike up and very kindly, the mountain gods provided an overcast sky on my way back down. Grindstone is rated by the state park service as strenuous. AllTrails rates it as moderate. I would go with moderate but with the caveat that it is a lot of elevation in so short of time.

A little the worse for wear.

I made it back to the hotel by 3:15 and immediately showered, shaved, and took 2 Advil. I hit the bed for about an hour but didn’t sleep. Thank god for Advil!

I drove to Jimmie and Stephen’s and we sat and talked a while and they then continued to feed me. I was also sent away with munchies for the trip. It was so good to see both of them. It’s been two years since we were last together. Hopefully, the country will soon be back to “normal” whatever that was and we won’t have to worry so much about Covid.

Tomorrow I head for Fernandina Beach and Amelia Island for a stay at the Addison Bed and Breakfast. This will be my second stay at that particular B&B but I think it has changed hands twice since I last stayed.

Stay tuned!

New River Gorge – Day 7

13 March 2021

It was 55 years ago in 1966 when I was a freshman at Ole Miss that I went to Jackson to visit my cousin Jimmie who was at Millsaps College. She had invited me down and I decided I would take her a sweat shirt from the Ole Miss Bookstore as a gift. If anyone was like a sister to me, it was Jimmie. We shared so many childhood experiences. One of the great things in my life is getting back together after we grew apart as adults.

Why I bought her a black sweat shirt I have no idea!

Imagine my surprise when she brought out the very sweat shirt. It’s probably a collectors item these days since the university has gotten rid of the Colonel Reb mascot. I think it’s a bear these days. Like us, it’s a little the worse for wear but other than a few holes, still good.

After taking my jeep in for service (nervous about that) Stephen picked me up and we headed to get bagels for breakfast at Brugger’s Bagels. Their bagels are always a treat. I opted for an onion bagel with chives cream cheese. Stephen got an “everything” bagel with butter and an egg and he also picked up two cinnamon/raisin bagels for Jimmie. Thanks for breakfast, Stephen!

Later that morning, Jimmie and I walked around the neighborhood and later, we made my grandma Laura’s tea cakes. Jimmie and I used to “help” her make them when we were kids but in reality, we were better at eating the cookie dough. Yes, the dough had raw eggs in it and no, we didn’t die from Salmonella. Grandma Laura was a smart women. She knew to only let us cut out the cookie dough with cookie cutters and not really help in putting the dough together.

It was good to do this with Jimmie. I think the last time we did this was several years ago at my place in Fort Lauderdale. And yes, we ate some more raw cookie dough. Stand by for the forecast for Salmonella.

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Crown Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge is about 3 minutes away from my hotel in Greensboro so making my appointment time of 7:45 am was a breeze. They text you with a link that allows you to check their progress on your vehicle.

When I checked in this morning, Shawn explained that the minimum charge was $150 for each item to check. I had two items: check engine light and no a/c. I didn’t really get much of an update on their app until around noon and things really started to speed up. I was at first “checked in”, then in progress for “diagnosis.” Then almost immediately I got word that the work was completed, final tuning, and ready to pick up.

Stephen delivered me to the dealership around 12:30 pm. I was dreading to hear the cost. Shawn was busy but he told another service person to go ahead and release the car. The guy looked puzzled when he reached for my paper work. I was expecting the worse – a couple of thousand for repairs. I did, however, wonder why Shawn had not telephoned me with a list of problems that needed to be repaired. Jeep dealerships are required to notify you of any repair before proceeding.

The serviceman handed me the paper work. All zeros. They ran a diagnostic on the jeep and discovered it simply needed a reboot to the jeep computer system. It also solved the air condition problem. They didn’t charge me labor, none of the $150 minimum, nada, zero, zilch. Everything works perfectly.

If you ever need any work done on a Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge product, I recommend you to Crown. I think that if I ever need service work again, it’s worth the drive from Fort Lauderdale to Greensboro to get Crown to do the work. Shawn was very professional and courteous.

During our walk this morning, I told Jimmie I probably would not try to do a hike of Pilot Mountain on Sunday. With the weight of the jeep off my shoulders, I may reassess. I figure since tomorrow the clocks move forward, enough people will be confused about the time, I may find the hiking trails a little less crowded.

Stay tuned!

New River Gorge – Day 6

12 March 2021

It seems like I’m more tired today than I have been all trip. Part of it was the stress of not being able to make a reservation for a campsite at New River Gorge. I’ve visited several national parks that don’t take reservations and I usually am late to the scene and all the campsites are taken.

It wasn’t the case yesterday – I just didn’t like the campsite. Then I had the fiasco with the tent and couldn’t camp at Claudine’s place. It would have been perfect.

Today started in the same vein. I decided to drive to the Grandview overlook by following the park map. Bad decision. Either I have totally forgotten how to read a map or new road construction has rendered the map outdated. I kept looking for route 9 which leads directly to the overlook. I found route 9 but not the overlook. I will admit to 9 being a scenic drive to nowhere.

I then headed to Pilot Mountain State Park in North Carolina. My cousin Jimmie and her husband Stephen told me about it two years ago and it’s always been a goal since I heard about it from them. I made it there around noon. The park was very crowded. Later, I confirmed with the host at the visitors center that Saturday and Sunday would be worse as far as crowds.

Pilot Mountain from the visitors center.

I drove to the top of the first “peak” which overlooks the actual “pilot” part of the mountain. It’s a winding, steep road with narrow lanes and hikers and bikers sharing the road with you.

Trail to the overlook

At the top you have an overview of Pilot Mountain that is spectacular. It was a good day for it – no fog and puffy clouds. Unless you plan to technical climb the mountain, all you can do is hike around the base of the peak.

Pilot Mountain. You can see the trail that goes around the base of the mountain in the foreground.
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If I have enough time on Sunday and if it is not raining, I may try to start at the visitors center and hike to the summit (3.5 miles one way) and then hike around the peak. Right now, conditions call for rain on Sunday.

Once I made it to Greensboro, I checked into the hotel and relaxed a bit – almost to the point of nodding off. I then called Jimmie and asked if they were ready for a visit. I made it over to their house around 3:30. We sat out on the patio, had banana crumb cake and caught up. We haven’t seen each other in two years.

Later, they made me a vegetarian dinner of black beans and rice with different vegetable toppings. The surprise of the night was she made me her version of Waldorf salad. Instead of mayo she uses vanilla flavored yogurt and adds some sweetened shredded coconut. I’ve become addicted to it and told her to feel free to make it for any visit. I even make it at home on occasion but somehow hers seems better.

Tomorrow is jeep verdict day, another reason for my stress level being so high. I take it in to Crown Chrysler/Jeep at 7:45 am. They’ll be able to tell me if it’s a computer problem or not. I also need them to see about the air conditioner. It quick working about the same time the battery died. Any way you slice it, I’m sure I’m due for a large bill at the end of the day. The jeep is worth it. It’s never let me down (although I let it down on one trip) and it keeps on ticking. As I mentioned before the original battery was in the jeep six years later.

Stephen will pick me up at the dealership and take me back to his place and Jimmie and I will get to visit some more and maybe get in a walk or two.

This trip has not turned out anything like I anticipated. I intended to camp 2 nights at Olena, 2 at Amicalola, 2 at New River Gorge, and 2 and Hanging Rock and only one night in a B and B at Amelia Island. I’ve now only spent two nights in the tent and all the other nights will be in a hotel.

I didn’t anticipate the problems with the jeep nor the tent. I am not too upset because I’ve driven through some beautiful country, got to zip line for the first time in my life, and I actually get to spend more time with Jimmie and Stephen than I had planned.

Stay tuned for the next update on the jeep story.

New River Gorge – Day 5

11 March 2021

The best laid plans…. Day 2. I really had good intentions. Really, I did. I left Amicalola at 7:45 am this morning and had a 7 hour drive ahead of me to reach New River Gorge. My GPS did not recognize New River Gorge National Park but did recognize New River Gorge National River System. I plugged that in. It got me close. It kept wanting me to turn left instead of what the signs said to turn right. I suspect when it became a national park, the visitor center was moved. The building looked brand new and totally unused.

After a few wrong turns, I finally did locate the visitors center in spite of the GPS and got some information about camp sites. Only three were available for camping and the closest was Stone Cliff near the Thurman Historic District. Thurman looks like a cool town that basically dried up with the demise of the railroad through that area. I drove backroads that turned into one lane roads that crossed one lane bridges and finally came to the end of the dirt road and campsite.

It took me forever to find where you were allowed to camp and when I found it, I declined. It was next to a river and the river was in flood stage and the campsite was directly on the river bank with water lapping close to the site.

I immediately got on the phone to my cousin Jimmie’s roommate at Millsaps, Claudine, who lives 25 miles from the park near Beckley, WVA. Jimmie had already cleared with Claudine that it was OK for me to stay on her property and Claudine and I had also been in contact. She welcomed me with open arms. What a friendly person. We remembered we had met each other when I met Jimmie at Millsaps back in the 60’s.

She gave me instructions of where to find a pond on her property and I drove the jeep down and found a perfect campsite just above the pond. I immediately started to pitch the tent since it was getting close to dark. That’s when it happened. I was missing one of the rods on the tent and this tent requires every rod to be in place before it works. I was not going to be able to pitch the tent.

The missing segment is black in coloration and I suspect the campground at Olena State Park has an unclaimed black segment of a tent laying on the ground.

Claudine had previously warned me to expect rain. Normally, I could sleep out in the open with just my sleeping bag but not in a downpour. I had internet access and found a place for the night – the Hampton Inn in Beckley. Some I’m roughing it another night in a hotel room. Looks like my plans to spend time in the tent went out the window. Every place left is a hotel stay – mostly because of the jeep problem.

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I did get a chance to see the gorge and get a picture of the famous arch bridge over the gorge. I think I read on as sign on the road that it is the largest arch bridge in the U.S. The bridge is 3, 030 feet long, The arch is 1,700 feet long, and the roadway is 876 feet above the gorge.

Depending on the weather, I may get in a short hike tomorrow. However, it wouldn’t bother me a bit if it did rain all day and I camped out in the hotel room until they boot me out at noon.

Even though I’ve officially visited the park, I would like to return some day and hike some of the trails Claudine told me about.

For some reason I’m very tired. I think it was the stress of trying to get to New River Gorge to find a campsite since they are all first come, first serve. Then when I nixed the Stone Cliff campsite, I was elated to get to go to Claudine’s. Then the final disappointment. I’ll probably go to bed very early tonight.

Stay tuned!

New River Gorge – Day 4

10 March 2021

It looks as though I misnamed this blog. It should be Jeep Episodes. Today I canceled one day at New River Gorge National Park and so will only have one night of camping there instead of two. The reason is I want to get the check engine light checked out at the Jeep dealership in Greensboro. I was able to get a 7:45 am appointment on the 13th but that means I need to overnight in Greensboro. I was able to book a room for three nights at the Hilton Garden Inn in Greensboro about 5 minutes from the Jeep dealership. Hopefully they will (1) tell me all it needs is a reset or (2) they are gonna charge me $1000 for repairs. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

I had an excellent night’s sleep in a king size bed at Amicalola Falls Lodge and had breakfast in their restaurant around 8:30. They offered a vegetarian scramble. It as pretty blah. They do have a few other things you can order for breakfast. Tonight’s dinner will probably be one of their vegetarian specials also.

After breakfast, I walked to the top of the falls. On my previous visit, I started at the base of the falls and hiked upwards. On this trip, I simple walked down about 100 feet to the top of the falls. I tried a new feature on my iPhone that allows me to take flowing water shots where the water “freezes” in place. I like the results.

Amicalola Falls is the highest waterfall in Georgia at 729 feet. It’s not nearly as impressive from the top as it is from the bottom.
Amicalola Falls from the base – March 6, 2017.

At noon, I went zip lining. The lodge offers three levels of zip lining. Level 1 is for young kids. Level two is for adults and kids of a certain size and the longest zip line is level three. I signed up for level three so that meant I got to do both two and three.

I think this was the young kids zip line with their parents accompanying them.

I was more than a little concerned that when we started, eight of us plus two guides were all atop a platform about 6 feet in diameter. There were two of the people that did not wear masks. I wore mine until level three. The only reason I took it off then was because I was the sole person for the level three line other than the instructors. I told them about my vaccinations.

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Probably the hardest part of the entire zip line experience was a “V” shaped wire bridge. We used to make these in Boy Scout camps but out of rope. The incline at the end was a little difficult but you are fully connected with safety harness the entire zip line experience.

The first step is the hardest.

Jenna and Chris were our instructors and they did an excellent job and were very attentive to safety issues. The highlight of the experience was on level three. The next to last zip line was 2500 feet in length over a heigh of 300 feet. You got a great view of the mountains from that height.

Chris and Jenna. Since I was their only participant in level three, I left them each a $20 tip for their effort. Chris was fairly new but Jenna had worked the previous year with the company. They made a great team and we had a lot of joking going on. One time I though Chris was signaling me to slow when he was simply gesturing to someone else on the platform and he had to come out and pull me in.

To keep people’s attention, they also had a lot of “ladder” bridges where you walked on wooden planks separate by some distance. It’s like some of the old Tarzan movies where you cross a wooden bridge suspended over some horribly deep chasm and the wooden planks are missing.

I have to admit I did pretty good for an old man of 72. The second stage of level three was a fairly intense hike up to the top of a mountain, but then it was all downhill from there.

If you are ever at Amicalola Falls State Park, I can recommend the lodge and the zip line experience.

Tomorrow I have a 7 hour drive to New River Gorge National Park. I’ll spend the night there and do some exploring the next morning before I have a four hour drive to Greensboro. As I previously wrote, I’ll be staying at the Hilton Garden Inn – an incredible rate – for three nights. On the 14th, I hope to do a day tour of Pilot Mountain State Park, not far from Greensboro. I also canceled my two nights at Hanging Rock because I’ll be in Greensboro with the jeep problem. It seems my intent to camp out all but one night this trip came up against reality. Now it will only be three nights of tent camping as opposed to the scheduled eight. However, I’ve enjoyed the camping I’ve done and I have really enjoyed getting back into hiking the woods.

By losing a day at New River Gorge, I will at least have more time to visit with my cousin Jimmie and her husband Stephen. It’s always good to see them.

Stay tuned!

New River Gorge National Park

6 March 2021

OK, it’s been a year pretty much locked away in my house other than the odd doctor’s appointment and my morning walks and afternoon bike rides. I need to get away. The impetus was the creation of our newest national park – New River Gorge in West Virginia. That and I want to see the daffodils again at Gibbs Gardens.

It’ll be a ten day trip with stops at Olena State Park in Florida, Amicalola Falls State Park in Georgia, New River Gorge National Park, and then Hanging Rock State Park in North Carolina (but hopefully I’ll get to hike to the top of Pilot Mountain). Pilot Mountain State Park was full as far as campsites so I opted for Hanging Gardens to pitch a tent. They are close together so it will not be any trouble going back and forth. I’ve been to Hanging Rock before but it’s a great park and I maybe will get to climb to Hanging Rock again.

One thing I will do is a four hour zipline trip at Amicalola Falls. I have never experienced that but I figured if I was going to do it, do the longest one they have.

Below is my itinerary and I hope to blog the whole trip. Weather is always iffy in the spring and I expect colder temperatures than listed and lots of rain. I’ll be tent camping for almost the entire trip. I will also spend two nights at each location except for the bed and breakfast at Amelia Island. That allows me to get a least one long day hike in every park.

I will also do a side trip to Gibbs Gardens at Ball Ground, Georgia. It’s my second trip there and the gardens officially opened March 5th. I should be able to see the early blooming daffodils. My last trip there was also in March but the early bloomers had already departed and the middle bloomers were out. You can see the photos of my last trip here. I hope to have a whole new set this year.

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