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Black Flies (lots), most of the mud is dry, no more snow to be seen, full spring breakout of vegetation, couple of new blowdowns since 2 weeks ago..

Maybe you did and didn't know it:eek: ...or maybe you have and they aren't President yet:D

Seems OK until you read that they had to scan the hiker for dangerous objects...I go into the woods to get away from this stuff:D Seriously though...this is why you don't want to be flying into the same city at the same time as the President.

Sabbaday Brook Trail up to the Trips. Easy walking with low stream crossings up to the climb along the side of Fool Killer when I donned the snowshoes. There were many blowdowns on the lower part of the trail, but all were easily skirted. Was able to kick off the shoes a couple of times until...

Nice TR...I love that loop.

Covered most of the trails on the mountain. Some wet spots easily skirted in a few places around the mountain. Some blowdowns still not cleared, but again easily skirted. Flowers (violets and another white tall one I don't know) were in bloom on the East and South sides. West and North sides...

Hold the Phone, stop the presses.... I'm not trying to dredge up bad memories here, but I hike with a dog (sometimes) and I've never considered snakes an issue. Your dog got bitten in Vermont? presumably at some altitude? I knew that the Blue Hills supposedly had a rattler at one time, but is...

When will the trails clear? Abandoned the trip up Clngmans Dome due to deep snow on the AT...I can't escape the snow!!!!

Hiked the South and East side and just outside Rutland S.P. The trails upland trails were pretty dry and easy to hike. Minute patches of ice in the deep woods and non South facing sides. Tiny bits of ice in the Ponds. The frogs were doing the mating croaking in the vernal pools. The roads on...

Thanks for all of the inputs. I appreciate it. The road to Clingmans is closed so it is a real hike until they finish fixing the road :D I plan to hit Pigeon Forge for the hokey stuff cause the kids like it ( I did as a kid), but I can only take so much civilization. I'm still planning so I'm...

Ok so maybe this isn't the perfect place for this, but I was hoping to get some advice from those who have visited Great Smoky National Park. I'm heading down there next week (for a week) with my two sons (8 and 9) and I wanted to get some input as to the hikes we "should absolutely not miss"...

Lots of mud but no more snow here. The vernal pools are full of mating frogs...the sound is audible from hundreds of yards away. Some trails are washed out a bit, but but easily hiked. Lots of deadfall, easily avoided. Almost forgot: The frogs are in full mating session!! The croaking is loud...

Trails were not overly muddy given all of the recent rains. The trails are almost completely free of ice, but tiny patches remain in shaded areas. Between deadfall and lack of use, many of the trails are difficult to follow through the open woods. Bridges have been recently refurbished and...

I use watershoes ($15-20 at Payless) when I don't mind getting my feet wet, but I really don't like the change from boots to watershoes and then back again after a river crossing. What I like best are my NOES (available at Campmor), which are a lightweight (like 1 pound for both) and come up...

Most of the trails were snow free, but a few in the deep valleys had patches of rotten ice on the trail. The Eastern side trails near the swamps had significant mud patches and parts that were underwater. The Western (and higher elevation) trails were much drier. Water crossings were all easily...

Tried to follow the 4x4 trail on the map but lost the trail, the road was consolidated by snowmobiles where I followed it South around the pond. After I left the trail to circumnavigate the pond South and then North of Old Westminster Rd. the snow was heavy, knee deep and completely untracked...

Mil-spec Got a pair of these and tried them on Sunday for about 1/4 mile over consolidated snow and ice and a couple patches of soft (thawed) ground. Good: spikes bigger than Microspikes and a nice large gripping pattern on the bottom of the boot made for a secure feeling. The strap across...

Parked on the NorthEast Side (Eastern entrance on East St.) and hiked in over very little snow cover. The trail entrance field and open field areas had some untracked snow down to junction 40A, but mostly bare ground and ice/packed snow. From 40a to the scenic vista the trail was packed/tracked...

In addition to the first posters comments: West Side Trail, North Road and Old Indian Trail (up to the ski runs) are broken out too. The snow (old and new) off trail is very deep on the West side of the mountain. Traction needed for the upper Old Indian Trail and for descending the upper...

Took the old RR tracks in (at parking area at 364 Linden St.)and followed the "track" buried under 5-6 inches of new snow. The surface underneath was crunchy snow and not too slippery from the new snow. Snowshoes were not needed, but might have been fun. Traction would have been helpful, but not...