Hiking & Backpacking In The Southeastern U.S.

Steve "BirdShooter" Goodrich has hiked countless miles of trails throughout the United States and Europe, and is the author of Best Hikes With Dogs - Georgia & South Carolina. He thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1994, and has since created, owned, and operated two websites dedicated to the hiking and backpacking community. For more information on BirdShooter and his backcountry travels, click to N2Backpacking.com for a look at his personal trail photo album, or visit YourHikes.com which is a social networking website devoted exclusively to hikers and backpackers.

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The Appalachian Trail ridge in North Georgia from Lake Burton last weekend with Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury in the night sky.

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Finally, some sunshine! And look what the weatherman says I should be doing…

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Anniversary hike with the Mrs. at Woodstock Park to Allatoona Falls

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Some photos of Springer Mountain, and how camping at the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail has changed in the last 20 years.

Springer Mountain is one of the most well-known hiking destinations in Georgia because it serves as the southern terminus of the Appalachian

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Spring backpacking on the Benton MacKaye Trail last weekend

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Hiking a loop around the lake at Chewacla State Park in Alabama

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Who is this rugged outdoors woman with the throw back hiking boots? #thecanyonatpondcreek

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Did some legit hiking at The Canyon At Pond Creek last weekend near Pikesville, Tennessee. Fascinating place to hike, climb and/or fish. Bonus is you can rent a high end Yurt and enjoy the night sky from your private hot tub at the end of the day.

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Went to “wilderness” church this weekend at Saint Peter Chanel and did the loop around the Blessed Trinity campus. Nice to see the rebirth and Spring in action.

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Our campsite #86 in the Smokies at Proctor. Once a logging community with 1000 people- now a ghost town that was cut off by the creation of Fontana Lake.

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Topping out at Glassy Mountain near Lake Burton last weekend.

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Doing some Piton hiking in St Lucia this week.

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Glad we got our hike in last weekend, cause it looks like it’s gonna be nasty for this one. View from Upper Bearwallow Falls in North Carolina last Sunday. 

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Took a day off from skiing to hike the Ten Mile Rec Path through Copper Mountain

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Weekend hike on the Oxbo Trail to burn off some Thanksgiving day calories.

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Backcountry Halloween podcast flashback to get you ready for the weekend…

https://n2backpacking.com/episode-102-backcountry-halloween/

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Coast to coast! Hiking today at Shell Island in Florida.