TTA Backpack at Hobbs Cabin

 

We had 8 campers for the backpacking trip to the Hobbs Cabin campsites. Campsites #6 and #7 were reserved. We started out at 9:00 am CT on a chilly Saturday morning from the Savage Gulf Ranger Station. It warmed up pretty quickly though for the 5.9-mile hike on the North Rim Trail starting from the Savage Gulf Day Loop. We set up camp and filtered water from the spring behind the cabin. Unfortunately, there was a campsite fire ban due to the drought. We ate an early dinner and sat around Bryan's camping candle. It was a clear night though and the stars were beautiful. 

The next morning, we were up at daylight and left camp around 7:30 am CT for the longer hike back on the North Plateau Trail. Backpackers were Jean Breuer, Craig McBride, Lora McBride, Andy Meeks, Sara Pollard, Bryan Tauchen, and Carl Westman. 

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TTA Hobbs Cabin

We started on Saturday in light rain hiking the south rim trail to stagecoach rd. Had Lunch, met some upper cumberland hikers and hiked down stagecoach in heavy rain to the connector near sawmill. Light mist on the connector and up hobbs trail in heavy rain and slick rocks. Made camp at hobbs cabin camp site #8 and put up rain fly so we could set up tents and cook dinner. Wet saturday hike and wet camp that night. Light rain overnight. Beautiful sunday sunrise and clear skies. Broke camp around 0830 to hike the plateau trail back to savage gulf ranger station. 12 miles hiked on Saturday and 9.6 miles hiked on Sunday. 
Total of 21.6 miles hiked in 2 days.

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