Where’s my chicken?!
LyttleBryan September 19th, 2010
Yes, yes, I know. Another title that seems to be completely nonsensical and silly. However this one, as they all do, has meaning and relates directly to another adventure. Yesterday the greatest hiking group in the world, went up to the Mt. Cammerer fire tower. Since the trail itself is off the AT, you can really get to it from anywhere. I won’t split hairs though, so I’ll just say there’s 5 “direct” routes to get there. Our route was the “Northern Low Gap Route” as I call it.
We started the hike at Cosby campground where we took the Low Gap Trail up to the Appalachian Trail. From there we followed the AT Northeast to the Mt. Cammerer spur trail. Originally we were going to come back out the same way, however Tim had decided to come in via Davenport Gap since he’d done the Low Gap route before. Since I still needed Chestnut Branch to Davenport Gap, I decided to come out that way instead. Of course once I’d decided to go that route, everyone else seemed to follow. The result was an impromptu shuttle that got everyone back to Cosby. A big thanks to Sujan for driving us, it was very helpful.
For anyone that’s never been to the Mt. Cammerer tower, I highly suggest you do. The tower itself is an old stone structure that the park actively maintains. It offers some amazing 360 degree views of that stretch forever in both TN and NC. Of course it’s majesty makes it a very popular trip. If you’re looking for solitude, you won’t find it here. We passed ~10 people before we ever made it to the tower itself. By the end of the day we’d probably seen 20-25 different people on the trails.
We took a long break at the tower once we got up there to wait for everyone and have lunch. Julie had made us chicken sandwiches for lunch that day, and I was really hungry so it sounded good. As I munched on some crackers Julie begins telling me how good her sandwich is and that I should take a bite of mine. As I did, I look at her and say, “there’s no chicken on my chicken sandwich!” That’s right, she managed to forget to put chicken on my chicken sandwich.
I was heartbroken!
Okay, not really. Luckily the sandwich doubled quite well as a veggie sandwich, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Of course that didn’t stop me from teasing her relentlessly about leaving my chicken at home. I’m sure I’ll continue to for quite a while.
Until next time,
LB
Mt. Cammerer Fire Tower 9-18-2010
