A Grand Loop - Linville Gorge ... Day 5 4K

Third backpacking trip of 2024 ... April 13 - 19, 2024
Included … Mom, Sally, and myself
Day 5 ... April 17, 2024
After a nights rest ... we were ready to see what else was on this north end of the Linville Gorge trail. I have a love/hate relationship with this trail ... it's gorgeous but it is a seemingly relentless rock scramble.
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Things to note ... between Bynum Bluff and Babel Tower along the Linville Gorge trail there is a narrow ledge that you have to go across. Honestly, it looked scarier watching the video back than what it seemed in person. Also, the scramble up to the top of Babel Tower is very steep. There were places where I had to pick Sally up to get her up and down some of it - thankfully she only weighs 36lbs - but it could be trickier with a larger dog who might be reluctant/resistant to jumping. There is a nice site Cathedral Falls - but it's down a steep hill and I don't remember there being much flat space for a tent. Thankfully, there wasn't as much deadfall in this section of trail - but it's still a very tough section.