Chattooga River Trail – Salt Trough Ford - February 21, 2004 - Member Trip Report
| Hike Name: | Chattooga River Trail – Salt Trough Ford |
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| Country: | United States |
| State: | South Carolina |
| Trip Rating: |  |
| Trip Date: | February 21, 2004 |
| Duration: | 1 day |
| Trail Conditions: | Good |
| Trail Traffic: | Light to Moderate |
| Trip Weather: | Sunny, Partly Sunny |
| Trip Winds: | Light |
| Trip Precipitation: | None |
| Trip Temperature: | High: 61-70, Low: 31-40 degrees Fahrenheit |
| Trip Report: | 2/21/04 (Saturday) – Mostly sunny with spring-like temperatures today. 60’s H, 30’s L. I was up by 8am to get ready for the backpacking trip to the Chattooga River this morning. CA called me about 8:45am and decided he wanted to jump in on the trip at the last minute. The Operator was here by 9am as scheduled, so we packed some gear for CA, got gas and McDonalds, then met CA at the rest area on I-85 just south of I-985. We made it to the trailhead at SC 107 by noon after a quick stop to get CA some food. Somehow I got the Camel on Sikle’s cell phone and found out that they were in Cashiers. So we dropped off CA’s truck at SC 107 then took my truck to Burrell’s Ford. The Gomite, Sikle, and The Camel rolled in within ten minutes of our arrival and we collectively hit the trail by 1pm. We planned a 5-8 mile hike today, but the consensus was to stay at the five-mile campsite which was located right on the river. We made it there in three hours, then set up camp and hung out around a huge fire. There was a ton of driftwood in the area (which made it easier to burn all the garbage the previous group had left in the firepit). We hung out around the fire until about midnight, then sacked out for the night. There were a bunch of people camping in this area this evening. |
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