GetHiking! Southeast

The Campfire

April 27, 2021 Joe Miller
GetHiking! Southeast
The Campfire
Show Notes

The Vicious Circle had the Algonquin Roundtable, "Friends" had The Perk, and the "Cheers" gang had their beloved bar. And backpackers? Backpackers have The Campfire.
Now, non-campers generally believe the purpose of the campfire is to keep warm, maybe cook food. But backpackers know otherwise. Yes, a good fire helps us stay awake past 6 o'clock on a winter trip. But it's also the nexus of conversation, of talk about anything, and everything and nothing. "Seinfeld" gone wild, if you will.
This week, we share snippets of conversation from 'round the campfire from a recent weekend trip to the Wilson Creek area of North Carolina's Pisgah National Forest. Even if you have no idea what's being discussed, if you're a camper, the conversation will sound most familiar.

Also this week, we discuss:

Wildfires that have burned more than 1,000 acres in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. Find updates on those fires here.

AT shelters. The status of Appalachian Trail shelters in national forests in Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia (they're open after being closed for more than a year). Learn more by checking the specific National Forest website:

Fee increases in National Forests in Virginia and West Virginia. Learn more here.

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