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Even during warmer weather, backcountry camping at elevation in the Smoky Mountains in often cold. The temperature drops several degrees every thousand feet of elevation gain. During this backpacking trip to backcountry campsite 28, the temperature dropped below zero and it snowed throughout the night. Just because weather seems tolerable throughout the hike in doesn't
Dripping Spring Mountain is incredible! This is a tour of backcountry campsite #26 on Dripping Spring Mountain. Backcountry campsite 26 has a small spring, which refilled our water bottles quickly. The campsite is surrounded by cedar trees and there are a couple of fire rings and bear pulley systems. Although we didn't encounter any bears,