Greetings from the highlands of Roan

I only had an incredible hiking day through the highlands of Roan, starting in Carver’s Gap and going through five calds. It was sunny and pleasant with little humidity. An epic hiking day as a hiker called me when I passed. The highlands of Roan are popular, since I saw more hikers in the first hour than in the previous six days. Despite its popularity, I recommend this region if you ever want to make a walk in the southeast.

Hump ​​mountain in the highlands of Roan

My walk this fall is going very well so far. The weather has been fantastic; Warm days, cold nights, low humidity and without rain so far. Apart from Roan Hughlands, I have seen few hikers along the way. I am really benefiting from the support of my wife Michele, who has been leaving me and picking up at the road crossings, which allows me to loosen several days. In addition, Luna, our dog has been a great hiking companion most of the days. I have completed seven days of hiking and covered about 108 miles so far. I anticipate that it will take me only five more days up the remaining 74 miles. I plan to finish in Damascus and celebrate with Michele. I have the crossed fingers that any heavy rain remains in at least a few more days.

My two great paths of trails in Uncle Johnny’s hostel in Erwin Tn

I just wanted to mention my witness of the remaining storm damage to Hurricane Helene. Hostels such as Mountain Harbor are still rebuilt. And the fallen trees around Spivey Gap and Iron Mountain are amazing. The damage is very irregular. The forests look good for a while and suddenly there is a section with few trees standing. In some places, trees actually flew down, a testimony of the wind force combined with saturated soil. Congratulations to paths of trails, especially to the Tennessee Eastman hiking club for its gigantic effort so that the path is clear and improvable in such a short time. In some places, there are sierra cuts every few feet for extended distances. It is amazing. Not to mention the filling of the holes where the root masses withdrew from the ground, and the transfer of new land to the sections of the path where the erosion generated by storms annihilated the path.

Only an example of where numerous cuts were needed to reopen the path.

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