Content tagged with “Benton MacKaye Trail”
The Benton MacKaye Trail is a footpath nearly 300 miles long in the Appalachian Mountains of Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. It is named for Benton MacKaye, who first had the idea for the Appalachian Trail. The BMT is managed by the Benton MacKaye Trail Association.
In 2019, I thru-hiked the Benton MacKaye Trail, hiking the entire trail in two sections between April 15 and July 5.
Benton MacKaye Trail, 2019
- Why the Benton MacKaye Trail? (4/1/2019 2:20 pm)
- Benton MacKaye Trail Gear Changes (4/12/2019 6:29 pm)
- Gear on the Benton MacKaye Trail (4/12/2019 6:33 pm)
- Benton MacKaye Trail Planning (4/13/2019 10:53 pm)
- On the way to the Benton MacKaye Trail (4/14/2019 10:09 pm)
- Day 1: Approaching the Wilderness (4/15/2019 9:32 pm)
- Day 2: “Do you know where the nearest parking lot is?” (4/16/2019 8:56 pm)
- Day 3: Three Mountains, Half a View (4/17/2019 9:05 pm)
- Day 4: Racing the Storm (4/18/2019 9:35 pm)
- Day 5: A Soggy, Dreary Day ... Perfect For Being In Town (4/19/2019 9:32 pm)
- Day 6: Roadwalk in the Rain (4/20/2019 9:49 pm)
- Day 7: The Remnants Of Winter (4/21/2019 9:26 pm)
- Day 8: Goodbye Georgia, Hello Tennessee! (4/22/2019 9:25 pm)
- Day 9: Goodbye, Toccoa River, We Hardly Knew Ye (4/23/2019 9:27 pm)
- Day 10: The Flooded River (4/24/2019 9:27 pm)
- Day 11: An Unexpected Ride (4/25/2019 9:07 pm)
- Day 12: Trail Town Hopping (4/26/2019 9:19 pm)
- Day 13: A Lazy Day in Tellico Plains (4/27/2019 9:28 pm)
- Day 14: Trekking Poles Are Not Salt Licks (4/28/2019 9:34 pm)
- Day 15: Precipice (4/29/2019 9:28 pm)
- Day 16: Departure (4/30/2019 9:51 pm)
- Recovery Road Trip Day 1: The Cherohala Skyway (5/1/2019 10:41 pm)
- Recovery Road Trip Day 2: Starting the Blue Ridge Parkway (5/2/2019 8:59 pm)
- Recovery Road Trip Day 3: More Blue Ridge Parkway (5/3/2019 11:45 pm)
- Return to Trail Preparations (6/16/2019 9:08 am)
- Hungry Hiker (6/24/2019 11:20 pm)
- Day 17: Fantastic Sunsets Are Why We’re Out Here (6/25/2019 9:43 pm)
- Day 18: Overgrown Balds (6/26/2019 8:04 pm)
- Day 19: Trail Maintenance Requested. Bring Lawnmower. (6/27/2019 11:05 pm)
- Day 20: Zero at Fontana Village (6/28/2019 10:50 pm)
- Day 21: The Great Smoky Mountains National Tick Refuge (6/29/2019 9:40 pm)
- Day 22: A Cornucopia of Animals (6/30/2019 9:23 pm)
- Day 23: Tunnel to Somewhere (7/1/2019 10:10 pm)
- Day 24: Snake Charmer (7/2/2019 9:53 pm)
- Day 25: A Race With The Rain (7/3/2019 10:04 pm)
- Day 26: The Oscillating Forest (7/4/2019 9:26 pm)
- Day 27: A Sterling Day (7/5/2019 9:25 pm)
- What Makes a Trail Beautiful? (12/31/2019 9:43 pm)
- Resupply on the Benton MacKaye Trail (5/21/2020 4:27 pm)