From Big East Fork parking area on Saturday afternoon, we hiked Old Butt Knob trail up to Shining Rock. This is a 3400 foot elevation climb, and it feels like it. The weather was pretty nice: partly sunny and breezy. We could hear thunder to the northeast, but we stayed dry that day. We camped near Shining Rock Saturday night, and got to hear the coyotes howl. Fish and rice tacos for dinner.
Sunday morning brought rain. We broke camp a little late and headed south on Art Loeb trail toward Big East Fork trail. There were gaps where the rain let up, but we stayed wet all day. We camped near where Greasy Cove Prong merges with the Big East Fork of the Pigeon River. It was a very scenic place to stay, and the rain let up for the evening not long after we arrived there. Chicken and pasta for dinner.
It began to sprinkle just after we turned in, and not much later it began to pour. It rained hard all night, and didn't let up until near 10am Monday morning. We waited it out, not having far to hike. We crossed the water and proceeded down Big East Fork Trail back to the parking area. There were some very nice campsites along this section of trail, all within 2 hours of the parking area. It's probably very crowded along here during the warmer months. I'd still like to come back this summer and check it out.
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