A humid day for hiking in the GSMNP. Rather common this time of year. We began hiking Pretty Hollow Gap Trail to access Little Cataloochee Trail. The area known as little Cataloochee is barely a couple miles as the raven flies, from Cataloochee. The park has preserved several original building in Little Cataloochee including the Dan Cook cabin above. This picture perfect place saw a recent renovation. The yard is maintained by park crew. A gravel road of 2 miles provides park service access.
Above, the remnants of an apple house can be seen with the Dan Cook cabin visible in the doorway. The two structure are separated by a small creek. Further upcreek is the ruins of a dam, further indication of how settled and independent this community once was.
You might expect this church to be seen along a roadway as you drive along but is merely trailside here in Little Cataloochee. A well maintained cemetery accompanies it nearby.
There is one long uphill section we had to climb twice. The second time through the gap was slow due to the humidity. On the way out of Cataloochee we saw several elk and a juvenile coyote lunching on a turkey.
This hike added 4.1 miles to my S900 challenge
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