Bald River Gorge Wilderness 

Thank you very much!

Thanks Mark!

Thanks bolleolympus! She is a very sweet dog and I'm enjoying her a lot.

Thanks for watching the video. Glad you enjoyed it.

No problem Davey! Editing videos can be time consuming. I watched one of your recent videos of a big trip you had just started and need to check out some of the other videos.

Thank you! Lots of beautiful waterfalls in this gorge. Riley has a very good temperament.

Thanks Derrick! Glad you enjoyed the video.

Thanks for watching my videos Denise. Yes, you'll see some more videos with Riley joining me.

Thanks Nicole! You should check out Bald River Gorge sometime, although access will be much easier when the new bridge is completed. Right now Tellico River Road is closed near its beginning, about five miles below the bridge. Riley has a very good temperament.

Thanks Larry! She has now joined me on three backpacks. Also she trail walks with me daily in a park close to home. So she's getting in pretty good shape.

Thanks Danny! Bald River Gorge is small, but very beautiful.

Thanks John! She is fun to backpack with. Glad you enjoyed the video.

@@BryanDeLay Forgot Riley could be a female name too...

Thank you!

Thanks Lauren! It's a beautiful trail, although access to the upper trailhead is more difficult than the lower trailhead. Oh yea she gets plenty of exercise not just from backpacking, but also daily walking trails close to my house with me.

You're welcome Darrell! Bald River Gorge is very beautiful. I backpack in BRG and Upper Bald River Wilderness often, so if you see me please say hello.

Thanks jmash41! I certainly do enjoy backpacking. This trail is in good shape with just some short ups and downs.

Thanks Andrea! Bald River Gorge is one of my favorite local places.

Thank you Johnny!

Thanks Tom! Last weekend I took Riley on another two night trip and she slept in my quilt again. Not sure how this will work out when she gets bigger. It may be difficult to prevent her from sleeping on top of my quilt.

Thanks SeniorHiker77. Well-behaved might be a stretch, but she stays with me when we are hiking.

Hey Tom! She stays with me while we're hiking, although she'll probably get a little more adventurous as she get older. Yes, Bald River Gorge is a beautiful area.

Thanks, hope you all enjoy the video.

​@@BryanDeLay Thanks! Loved it! ❤

Riley seems to really enjoy backpacking. It is a beautiful river and gorge.

Thanks Kevin!

thank you!

You live about as far away from the southern Appalachians as possible and still live in the lower 48 states. She's a very sweet puppy, but she's getting to big to sleep under my quilt and I'll have to figure out how to get her to sleep on her own pad.

@@BryanDeLay Yep, I do live so far away. I’m sure she’ll figure it out!!👌

Thanks Woody!

Yeah, she was one tired puppy! Now she's been on three backpacks and does much better and is much bigger.

Thanks hyoh-wu! She seems to really enjoy backpacking. Looking forward to taking her and many more trips.

Thanks Tom! Wow, 16 and still going strong. Sounds like you are enjoying living in SC.

@@BryanDeLay Yes really love it up here! 👍

Thank you!

You're welcome Mark!

Thanks Kara! She is real trooper and seems to enjoy backpacking. The rodo's will bloom in early June.

Thanks Outdoor Operator! I'll be taking Riley on more backpacking trips for sure. Bald River Gorge is very beautiful and not very crowded since the easily accessible lower trail head is closed. Upper Bald River Wilderness is great for solitude. This tarp is a Hammock Gear "The Journey" silpoly tarp with doors; 11' X 9.25'. I intend to use this tarp for warm weather backpacking and save the Duomid for winter.

I think you are correct.

It's a lot less crowded with Tellico River Road closed. No I've not given up on the Duomid, just decided to use it mostly for winter backpacking.

Thank you very much! Yes, my son is going to watch her when I go out west. A six week trip would be too much for her at this age. Plus my SUV is pretty full on these trip to the west, so I would be difficult to make room for her.

Thanks Caroline! First, at 10 weeks old she does not do a leash. As soon as you put a leash on her she fights against it. Second, she never wonders off trail and stays with me while hiking. Third, leashes and permits are not required in this wilderness area or Cherokee National Forest. In fact during hunting season, hunters are allowed to use hunting dogs, which are not on leashes and run freely through the forest.

@@BryanDeLay Sorry, I looked at the regs on line for the Cherokee Nat Forest before commenting and it said dogs are allowed IF ON LEASH , unless they are used for hunting during hunting season. www.fs.usda.gov/detail/cherokee/home/?cid=STELPRDB5278398. I guess one can find whatever one wants on the internet. I have definitely run into hunting dogs off lead but they usually have electronic tracking collars. Out west many parks have resorted to no dogs allowed due to folks not keeping them on a leash.Super cute pup though!

Chris, my DCF Trail Star wore out about 2 years ago when I bought the Duomid. I got this tarp about a month ago and I'm going to save my Duomid for winter backpacking.