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US Southeast Musterground Mountain/Bad Creek Reservoir Trip
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After talking to @JButtress today I'll be heading down to SC for this meet up. May have to share a site with Jason. Looking forward to seeing you peeps again...
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Thatta boy! We can squeeze you in to one of the spots
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We're 11 days out and it looks like we've got a great crew coming! 
So here's a few final details:
- For those camping on Friday, check-in time is at 2pm. I'm probably taking the afternoon off to get there close to check-in time, go ahead and get camp setup, have time to relax and maybe get in some hiking.
- I'll have my OB flag up to be easy to find (I believe @THorner has one as well). I don't think anyone should be hard to find though, since just about the entire campground is accounted for by the people on this trip.
- For those who aren't camping Friday, the meetup time for the trailhead will be 10:30am on Saturday (trailhead location can be found in the Rally Point).
- The Friday campers will head out from the campground at 10am to convoy up to the trailhead.
- Saturday, we'll take our time exploring and having a good time out on the trails. There's plenty to explore out there.
- If anyone has rented a campsite but is only staying Saturday night (since the minimum reservation is 2 nights), you might want to call on Friday just to give the ranger a heads up that you won't be checking in until Saturday.
Looking forward to it!
So here's a few final details:
- For those camping on Friday, check-in time is at 2pm. I'm probably taking the afternoon off to get there close to check-in time, go ahead and get camp setup, have time to relax and maybe get in some hiking.
- I'll have my OB flag up to be easy to find (I believe @THorner has one as well). I don't think anyone should be hard to find though, since just about the entire campground is accounted for by the people on this trip.
- For those who aren't camping Friday, the meetup time for the trailhead will be 10:30am on Saturday (trailhead location can be found in the Rally Point).
- The Friday campers will head out from the campground at 10am to convoy up to the trailhead.
- Saturday, we'll take our time exploring and having a good time out on the trails. There's plenty to explore out there.
- If anyone has rented a campsite but is only staying Saturday night (since the minimum reservation is 2 nights), you might want to call on Friday just to give the ranger a heads up that you won't be checking in until Saturday.
Looking forward to it!
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I have a flag as well.We're 11 days out and it looks like we've got a great crew coming!
So here's a few final details:
- For those camping on Friday, check-in time is at 2pm. I'm probably taking the afternoon off to get there close to check-in time, go ahead and get camp setup, have time to relax and maybe get in some hiking.
- I'll have my OB flag up to be easy to find (I believe @THorner has one as well). I don't think anyone should be hard to find though, since just about the entire campground is accounted for by the people on this trip.
- For those who aren't camping Friday, the meetup time for the trailhead will be 10:30am on Saturday (trailhead location can be found in the Rally Point).
- The Friday campers will head out from the campground at 10am to convoy up to the trailhead.
- Saturday, we'll take our time exploring and having a good time out on the trails. There's plenty to explore out there.
- If anyone has rented a campsite but is only staying Saturday night (since the minimum reservation is 2 nights), you might want to call on Friday just to give the ranger a heads up that you won't be checking in until Saturday.
Looking forward to it!
I won't be able to get there by 2, but I am coming up on Friday. I'll probably leave the office around 2 and go straight there. Do you know when the latest we can check in will be?
Would anyone like to join me on the Suboataru for some fall fishing? It's a small skiff, but it can comfortably carry 2 more people onto the water. 15½' long but it is super wide for it's size for running in shallow water. Pretty sure the beam is at least 5½' wide. It's set up for night/late evening fishing with spot lights, UV fish attracting lights, chart plotter and sonar. I just dropped it off for a fall tune up this morning. I'm excited at the opportunity to finally combine some good fishing with overlanding.
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I'm also planning on taking Friday afternoon off and heading up early. Did you have any specific hikes already in mind? I've done a few in that area.We're 11 days out and it looks like we've got a great crew coming!
So here's a few final details:
- For those camping on Friday, check-in time is at 2pm. I'm probably taking the afternoon off to get there close to check-in time, go ahead and get camp setup, have time to relax and maybe get in some hiking.
- I'll have my OB flag up to be easy to find (I believe @THorner has one as well). I don't think anyone should be hard to find though, since just about the entire campground is accounted for by the people on this trip.
- For those who aren't camping Friday, the meetup time for the trailhead will be 10:30am on Saturday (trailhead location can be found in the Rally Point).
- The Friday campers will head out from the campground at 10am to convoy up to the trailhead.
- Saturday, we'll take our time exploring and having a good time out on the trails. There's plenty to explore out there.
- If anyone has rented a campsite but is only staying Saturday night (since the minimum reservation is 2 nights), you might want to call on Friday just to give the ranger a heads up that you won't be checking in until Saturday.
Looking forward to it!
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@RancheroDeluxe and I will convoying out there from the west side of Charlotte. Not sure on the exact departure time yet, but hoping to get there prior to sunset on Friday
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I'm not sure but I do know the park closes at 9pm. But I believe if you know you're going to have a late check-in, you can call the ranger station to give them a heads up and they'll be able to accommodate.
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Awesome! I was thinking of just hitting up the Natural Bridge trail, since you can walk over to the trailhead from the campground and maybe hit a portion of Raven Rock, since it branches off of Natural Bridge.
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We will be there before 18:00 for sure! Unless the Chevy breaks down
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Dont you start with the Chevy jokes sir lolWe will be there before 18:00 for sure! Unless the Chevy breaks down
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I'll be leaving work around noon that Friday, and I should be there around 3-4PM.
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Some potentially cool news – there is a gate right on the border of SC and NC that cuts off the connection of Musterground Rd to Auger Hole Rd, going up into Gorges State Park. And, for those who where at our trip to Gorges over the summer, if you remember there was also a gate that prevented crossing the bridge over the Horsepasture River where everyone camped at. Well I just stumbled across a video on YouTube of some guy out riding Musterground and it looks like both of those gates are open right now. The guy said he's never seen the NC/SC gate open before.
Whether or not the gates will still be open when we head out there next weekend is uncertain but his video was posted just a week ago, which is encouraging. So it seems very possible that we'll also get to explore the portion of Auger Hole Rd that was cut off to us on our trip to Gorges!
Whether or not the gates will still be open when we head out there next weekend is uncertain but his video was posted just a week ago, which is encouraging. So it seems very possible that we'll also get to explore the portion of Auger Hole Rd that was cut off to us on our trip to Gorges!
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Does he state when he was actually there to see the gates open? Curious how long ago it wasSome potentially cool news – there is a gate right on the border of SC and NC that cuts off the connection of Musterground Rd to Auger Hole Rd, going up into Gorges State Park. And, for those who where at our trip to Gorges over the summer, if you remember there was also a gate that prevented crossing the bridge over the Horsepasture River where everyone camped at. Well I just stumbled across a video on YouTube of some guy out riding Musterground and it looks like both of those gates are open right now. The guy said he's never seen the NC/SC gate open before.
Whether or not the gates will still be open when we head out there next weekend is uncertain but his video was posted just a week ago, which is encouraging. So it seems very possible that we'll also get to explore the portion of Auger Hole Rd that was cut off to us on our trip to Gorges!
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He doesn't but his videos were posted on the 12th, and since they're just raw footage from any basic smartphone or action camera (i.e. no editing), I'm assuming they were posted the same day they were filmed.
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I was up there a few weeks back and the S.C./NC gate was down but not open by choice. Apparently someone had knocked it over, a few hunters told me that they would ticket anyone driving back there but there were no signs indicating no vehicles were allowed, so be careful and enjoy your trip
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Im taking friday off to make the trek from Raleigh. I have to collect two friends either in my vehicle or one may drive separate. Hoping to be there before dinner.
