We’d long anticipated hiking the Bone Valley Trail and on the fourth of July 2009, my dream came true. Al and I backpacked 31.1 miles July 2 through July 4, 2009 via the following route: Clingman’s Dome-Bypass Trail-Appalachian Trail (AT)-Double Springs Gap Shelter (overnight)-Welch Ridge-Hazel Creek, overnighting at Bone Valley campsite (#83)-Bone Valley and then onward via Hazel Creek trail for a Fontana Marina shuttle pick up just beyond Proctor campsite (#86). I hope you enjoy our photos. Visit my website to read the hike journal for this trip:
http://home.earthlink.net/~firepink/id19.html