Boxley to Kyles

Pit Vipers are the coolest. How many creatures on the face of the planet hunt like those babies?

I wish I had pits...

snow:

From the pic you posted taken from the bluff that overlooks Steel Creek I assume you were on the Buffalo River Trail. Did you hike the BRT all the way from Boxley to Kyles or get on the Old River Trail some? Did you get into any chiggers (or chigroes as we say in polite company)? I don't mind the heat or a few ticks but the chiggers are the main reason I stay out of the woods in the Summer.

I want to get out and if there's a chigger-free area in the State I'd like to know about it.

I did not experience any chiggers at all on the trail. It was the BRT the whole way. You are correct about the bluff and the view of steel creek. It was a good resting point. At camp along the river there were some bugs but nothin' a little spray didn't take carte of. Like I said before I have spent most my life in the backwoods of Maine and N.H. and the summer bugs are so much harder to deal with than anything I have witnessed down here. I guess it is all what your used to. Besided the spider webs crossing the trail the hike was quite pleasant. I think the BRT is probably one if the better summer hiking spots here in the summer being much cooler and from what I have seen this summer so far not too many bug issues.

Hey Jay, you have pits. They are just hairy, and when your hiking probably smelly so it frightens off any prey, I know minme get smelly.lol