Today was our last day of slackpacking, and we started the day with a climb, which always seems to be the case. Our first climb of the day was, thankfully, the biggest.
Once we reached the top, we stopped for a break at the Robert R. Furgerson plaque. This section of the Pinhoti was made possible by an easement agreement with Audrey Furgerson, and she did so in dedication to her late husband, Robert.
Although the descent seemed endless, I prefer it to a lengthy climb!
We did a water crossing and all managed to keep our feet dry. We also walked along a creek for a bit and came across a concrete dam and a waterfall (although they were mostly hidden with fallen trees).
Right before we got to our road crossing, we noticed what looked like a human body lying on the ground back in the woods. Don’t worry; upon further inspection, it was several trash bags of various sizes (filled with trash, not body parts) laid in a straight line. Obviously someone uses this area as their local trash dump.
Sorry for the crappy quality, but I did a screen grab from the video. It looks like a body, right?!
Once we crossed over, we began the section through a privately owned ATV park. Due to it being private land, I could not film or photograph and post them (legally) without written permission. So I have no footage to share with you from that section. Several comments in Facebook groups and on FarOut warned other hikers about potential harassment, which also worried us. Thankfully, we saw no one and had no issues.
Overall, while the day was exhausting from rocks (lol), it was a beautiful day to be on the Pinhoti.
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