This is my first day of Wilderness Wildlife Week hiking. The hike was supposed to be Lower Cammerer Trail out of Cosby but since the road to Cosby, as well as every other road in the park, was closed, this hike was suggested. Our hike leader had never been on this trail but a couple of of us had and we assured him it would be a fine one. The trail is not an official trail and not signed nor maintained. It begins across the bridge from the entrance to Greenbrier. We followed the river the entire way, which I think is just over 3 miles. Many homesites and a couple cemeteries are along this route. We lost the trail a few times but relocated it quickly each time.
Our lunch stop was the Parton Cemetery in the area of Greenbrier known as Partontown. Ben Parton, a Civil War veteran (Union) is buried in the cemetery. He is Dolly's "several" great grandfather. Our trail eventually came to a "T" with the Old Settlers Trail. From there it was short walk out to the gravel road leading to Ramsey Cascade trailhead. At this junction, it is a short walk up to the old schoolhouse in Greenbrier and the largest cemetery in the park. All that remains of the school is the foundation. The school burned prior to the park's establishment. It is believed to have been arson. There was a local squabble over which teacher to hire and one faction won out over the other. Shortly afterward, it burned.
The walk back to the ranger station is a couple miles on the gravel road and was relatively uneventful. We did have one great view of an icy Greenbrier Pinnacle.
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