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Peter J. Barr commented on Aaron Astor's blog post 'Hiking to Mt. Guyot?'

dana - yes, joey finally got that one done. he got his certificate this past November. he managed to talk his fiancee into trying South Beyond 6000 now, believe it or not! maybe i'm crazy too - i'm taking allison up Mt. Guyot in May. a really nea...

April 10

Peter J. Barr commented on Aaron Astor's blog post 'Hiking to Mt. Guyot?'

Aaron, send me an email at pjbarr @ unc.edu . I'm the Challenge Committee Chair for the Carolina Mountain Club's South Beyond 6000 program (which includes Mt. Guyot). There is a lot of misinformation online about how to access the summit, and foll...

April 10

Peter J. Barr commented on Glen Weatherly's photo 'HPIM2256'

pretty sure it's rich mountain.

March 6

Peter J. Barr commented on Andrew's blog post 'MT. CAMMERER IS WELL WORTH THE HIKE'

Mike, I'd be very interested to see that photo - please email me. I don't think a tower used for fire detection was ever made of wood on Mt. Sterling. There was a wooden surveyor's tower there in the 1920s when they put the first benchmark on the...

February 22

Peter J. Barr commented on Andrew's blog post 'MT. CAMMERER IS WELL WORTH THE HIKE'

Adam, You can indeed see the Mt. Cammerer lookout tower prior to entering the Pigeon River Gorge on I-40 if heading east into North Carolina. Start looking prior to, and after, the Foothills Parkway exit, on the right at the end of the Smokies ch...

February 22

Peter J. Barr commented on Andrew's blog post 'MT. CAMMERER IS WELL WORTH THE HIKE'

Andrew, If you liked Mt. Cammerer, check out hikes to Shuckstack and Mt. Sterling, the park's other fire towers. Both have beautiful, 360 degree views of the park, just like Mt. Cammerer. And like Cammerer, they're hard hikes, but well worth the ...

February 20

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At 9:15pm on January 13, 2009, Doris said…: Thanks!!! and congratulations and finishing all 900 miles!!!!

At 7:23pm on November 23, 2008, Smoky Scout said…: Hi Peter --

Welcome! You and I met and chatted at REI in Pineville a few days ago. I'm glad to see that you and Jeff D. at www.hikinginthesmokys.com have gotten in touch and you can rally more folks around your cause for saving the firetowers. Hope to see you at the Bergs soon too!

Sharon (SmokyScout)

At 7:44pm on November 22, 2008, AmyBear said…: Hi Peter,
Welcome to GoSmokies! So glad you joined and Congratulations on finishing all 900 miles of the Smokies. You are really going to enjoy this network as their are alot of great mountain folks who love our mountains. Have a blessed evening! Amy