Bob Hurley
23-12-2004, 02:59
Hello, all,
I found this forum a week or so ago and I'm very pleased with it. I especially appreciate the camaraderie and good-natured joking.
I live in the United States in eastern Tennessee right in the edge of the Smokey Mountains. There's a lot of public land here but access is often limited, once you get to it there's miles and miles to explore. The Appalachian Trail passes through nearby. I was raised in the Appalachians of West Virginia and Virginia, moving here about fifteen years ago. I'm retired now, and just starting to get to enjoy all this country around me.
We have to consider black bears since we're not far from the Smokey Mountain Park where the tourists illegally feed them, so it pays to hang your food away from camp at night. There are plenty of whitetail deer, turkeys and squirrels, and not too many snakes like in West Virginia. I also reenact the 1760-80 colonial frontier, so a lot of my trips are in clothing and kit from that period.
Thanks for having me here!
Bob
I found this forum a week or so ago and I'm very pleased with it. I especially appreciate the camaraderie and good-natured joking.
I live in the United States in eastern Tennessee right in the edge of the Smokey Mountains. There's a lot of public land here but access is often limited, once you get to it there's miles and miles to explore. The Appalachian Trail passes through nearby. I was raised in the Appalachians of West Virginia and Virginia, moving here about fifteen years ago. I'm retired now, and just starting to get to enjoy all this country around me.
We have to consider black bears since we're not far from the Smokey Mountain Park where the tourists illegally feed them, so it pays to hang your food away from camp at night. There are plenty of whitetail deer, turkeys and squirrels, and not too many snakes like in West Virginia. I also reenact the 1760-80 colonial frontier, so a lot of my trips are in clothing and kit from that period.
Thanks for having me here!
Bob