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| Hiking | 6.00 Miles |
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| no partners | | The objective was to hike the North Bass Trail to Billy Bass’ Camp and perhaps beyond.
Our objective was to hike North Bass Trail up to and maybe above the old Billy Bass Tourist Camp. We tied the boats off at a small inlet and worked our way up to the North Bass Trail.
The chest cold was kicking in, but the hike felt good and I made a lot of side trips since the Lower Six were fairly slow hikers with the exception of the youngest of their group. Below us was Bass Camp on River right. It was our best camp back in 2012. I remember it as where we really met Linda and also where we learned to celebrate. It is one of our favorite spots in all the world. Another group was camped there of course, since it is a much desired camp on the River.
Billy Bass had installed a cable way across the River back in the day and people paid to hike down the South Bass, take the cable way across and then hike up to his camp. Mrs. Bass was less than enthusiastic about his enterprise since laundry took her three days; one to hike to the River with the laundry, one to do the laundry, and another to hike back up. Or so the story goes anyway.
The site of the Billy’s old camp is filled with artifacts – an old plow since he raised vegetables and fruit, rock drills, pots and pans, an old wood stove, tools, etc.
On the way back down JP and I were leading the way and well out front. We had to double back twice, once when one of the Lower Six took a nasty fall and the second time when we were telling each other jokes and tall tales and overshot the turn down to where the boats were moored. I think he was explaining his invention of titanium weightlifting sets, the idea being they weighed less. I covered for him by saying I wanted to see the anchor point for the old cable way. He just grinned like JP always grins. |
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