Exploring Benton MacKaye Trail (BMT)
April 13, 2022Things to see on BMT
First 4 week thru hike Spring 2022 on the Benton McKaye (mc-eye) Trail! Being off grid replenishes my soul. all the bears are on the AT: because that’s where all the hikers are! Met 9 other thru hikers, two sightings of hog families, with their daily buffet lines and rock beds. Thanks to Ken, I was organized and geared up properly.
- Sight Seeing 90%
- Food 70%
- Transportation 50%
- Activities 80%
Best Food & Drink
1. Firewater restaurant
Views of the lake from outdoor pub – delicious meal after days of hiking.
2. Fontana Lodge breakfast buffet
(Best biscuits & gravy ever!) at the Wildwood Grill on day 8
3. Peter’s Pancakes & Waffles
blueberry pancakes and hash
Day 1 The journey begins!
We had a wonderful dinner of patty melts made with rye bread from the restaurant at lunch. Beautiful weather, super windy, and cold at camp.
Day 2 Moss Wars
“There were oh my gosh that whole section was taken over here by Moss, and then there were three different or four or five different other mosses and they were battling for survival yeah on the rock who is the rock yeah I am they were like vying for space on that rock that was beautiful.”
-Lisa
Day 3
Piranha Waterfall
“We shared a journey down the river as tiny humans on a leaf, it was magical. There were piranhas flying over the waterfall and attacking our feet in the water. We had to dive to save our feet from being gnawed off.”
-Lisa