Today's 8 mile hike in Linville Gorge was led by Ben Harris. We entered the wilderness on the Pine Gap Trail and then connected to the Linville River Trail and exited on the Conley Cove Trail.
The travel time from Pine Gap to Babel Tower is quite slow for a trail - perhaps just one mile per hour. We saw many folks enjoying the day. Some were backpacking and some were just day hiking. It looked like most of the campsites would be taken this evening. OF course they are all great campsites.
Almost everyone had a great time. An leg injury did slow one of the group down. However, the group stayed together all day until the final 1 mile climb out of the gorge.
We have John D Rockefeller to thank for today's hike. It was his money that purchased the privately owned gorge and gave it to the US Govt. The trail follows the river as best it can. There are great ledges and crags, waterfalls and seemingly impassable rapids. When viewed from a distance it is easy to pick out the distinctive peaks - Table Rock and Hawksbill. In the gorge, they are just as scenic.
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