{"id":3649,"date":"2022-01-23T13:49:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T13:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/?p=3649"},"modified":"2022-01-23T18:43:20","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T18:43:20","slug":"virginia-section-hike-campsite-near-spring-to-bailey-gap-shelter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/2022\/01\/23\/virginia-section-hike-campsite-near-spring-to-bailey-gap-shelter\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Section Hike Campsite Near Spring to Bailey Gap Shelter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2571-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3667 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2571-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2571-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We hiked through more overgrown brush and thorn branches. We also passed more blooming white rhododendrons in one area and some cool large boulders.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2570-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3675 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2570-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2570-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We stopped into the Pine Swamp Branch Shelter for 40 minutes. We rested, rehydrated, and had snacks. Someone had hung a roll of toilet paper from one of the backpack hangers. The breeze made the tp stream and wave.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3672\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3672\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2576-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" class=\"wp-image-3672 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2576-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2576-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pine Swamp Branch Shelter<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It rained for a little while, which made me wet and moody.<\/p>\n<p>We had to take.a .1 blue blaze .2 miles before the Bailey Gap shelter, since there isn&#8217;t a water source at the shelter. We filled up all our containers to make sure we had enough water.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3673\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3673\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2577-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" class=\"wp-image-3673 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2577-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2577-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NOBO Water Source for the Bailey Gap Shelter<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We ended up being the only hikers in the shelter. No one was camped nearby either. This shelter had a clothes line and a faux outlet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3666\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3666\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2578-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" class=\"wp-image-3666 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2578-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2578-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bailey Gap Shelter<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For supper, Frosty made chicken pasta Alfredo. I also had a small bag of chips and more Crush flavored Swedish fish (yum).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3668\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3668\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2579-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" class=\"wp-image-3668 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2579-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Wiring Really Sells the Illusion<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We hiked 15 trail miles.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3674\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3674\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2575-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" class=\"wp-image-3674 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2575-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fire Place in the Pine Swamp Branch Shelter<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3671\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3671\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2574-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" class=\"wp-image-3671 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2574-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2574-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frosty in the Pine Swamp Branch Shelter<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3669\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3669\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2572-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" class=\"wp-image-3669 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2572-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2572-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picnic Table at the Pine Swamp Branch Shelter<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3670\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3670\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2573-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" class=\"wp-image-3670 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2573-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2573-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dedication Plaque at the Pine Swamp Branch Shelter<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We hiked through more overgrown brush and thorn branches. We also passed more blooming white rhododendrons in one area and some cool large boulders. We stopped into the Pine Swamp Branch Shelter for 40 minutes. We rested, rehydrated, and had snacks. Someone had hung a roll of toilet paper from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,53,29,177],"tags":[67,182,49,56,54],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3649"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3649"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3714,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3649\/revisions\/3714"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}