Backpacking Cumberland Gap National Park 

15 minutes from my home. I try not to take the park for granted since I drive through it almost daily, and viewing this video makes me love it even more. I love seeing others enjoy the area I live in.

Fantastic video. Super helpful campsite views for planning my own backpacking trip there! That's an awesome T-day tradition with your son.

Enjoyed the video Bryan. It was great spending time with you and the group.

Never heard of this sand cave before. Definitely adding to list. Was very interesting and beautiful.

What an awesome trip with your son. Every now and then I can get one of my kids to come along. Great views and loved the settlement.

I saw a pretty waterfall there, and that cave was fascinating. It is nice that your son backpacks with you, I wish mine would come with me more than he does.

Hoping to do this trip in a few weeks. Thanks for the overview!

It's awesome that you have that tradition with your son and he shares a love of backpacking. So special. The settlement was very cool and the sand cave reminded me a lot of areas in Utah.

Really enjoy your videos! I’m an East Tennessee native,transplanted to Atlanta, so really enjoy seeing some of my old tramping grounds.

Hensly Settlement looked very interesting. The Sand Cave looks like a lot of the trails in Florida, we call it sugar sand and it can be very tough going, especially in the summer months (May - October).

Thanks for the vid, I just did a short hike up through chapman gap, it was gorgeaous

Have you ever hiked Cumberland Island? Did 30 miles around the island last year and can't wait to go back.

This looked like a great trip! I am always so jealous because you get out and backpack so much! Not sure that I have mentioned it before, but I love your tarp only setup. I see that your son was using it as well on this trip. I kind of do the same thing except I don't sleep on the ground. That settlement looked amazing!

Never been there but that hike had it all. Will definitely be going there. The music you included really fit well with the settlement shots. Thanks for posting, Bryan.

Wow!!! such breathtaking views!!!! fell in love with this trail! thanks for sharing❣🌲🎁🎀 Happy Holidays!

I don't recall the White Rocks campsite on my last trip there, but it's been 10 years or so and maybe added since then. As you say it didn't look so good.

Great video Bryan. Love those old farm type homes & wooden fences. Looked like a great few days.

Awesome trip, awesome family tradition! Enjoyed Reuben’s train.

Wow. Gorgeous hike Bryan. Loved this!!

Happy Thanksgiving (a little late) - glad you got out on a father/son trip! Real pretty area with nice variety - another great video 😊😊

Awesome hike Bryan. Sand cave looked amazing. Your vids are spot on. Short clips of the entire journey. Easy and interesting watching. Thanks for sharing.

How much wind can your shelter arrangement take? I am cursed with high wind experiences in the western states. In april 2019 halfway into grand canyon, wind and blowing snow started taking my Big Agnes one man tent apart with me inside.

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

Whats it like in the spring time

What a timely video! I've been looking at revisiting this park between Christmas and New Year's (provided I can get a kitchen pass). I thoroughly enjoyed my short visit to Cumberland Gap NHP about 13 years ago and have wanted to go back and spend more time up there to see the Hensley settlement get up to White Rocks. Did a lot of day hiking on that trip but no backpacking. That first climb and night hiking sounded like it was exhausting. This time of the year I try to knock off around 3:30 to have enough daylight to get set up and gather the firewood. Happy holidays!

Beautiful! I'm going to have to add this one to my list! Thanks for sharing(:

Bryan, how do you keep things charged on those several day overnight ears?

I love it over there, I did a loop hike back this past February. Great video and thanks for bringing us along!

I think this might be my favorite of your videos. That Hensley settlement looked really cool, like it was quite the place at one point. Also that cave with the sand and waterfall was spectacular!

I love checking out rock outcrops on my hikes. That place looks amazing