Backpacking Journal

If God created this world in 6 days, how awesome is Heaven going to be if Jesus left 2000 years ago to prepare a place for us?

Gear List

March 28-30, 2008

Savage Gulf, Tennessee

Group:

  • Steve Pressnell
  • Tamara Schulze
  • Kelli Dottenwhy
  • Alan Beringer
  • Michelle Hendren
  • Travis Camp
  • Susan Rapp
  • Julie Remley
  • Ben Swain

Photos

Map

 

November 12-19, 2007

Paria Canyon, Utah/Arizona

Group:

  • Larry Mitchell
  • Aram Mitchell
  • Darrel Harvey
  • RD Reid
  • Clint McKinnis
  • Jeremy Clay
  • Josh Cooney
  • Jason
  • Ben Swain

Photos

Map

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October 6-7, 2007

Red River Gorge, Kentucky

Group:

  • Aaron Kreke
  • Amy Umbarger
  • Kelli Dottenwhy
  • Ashley Raynor
  • Steve Pressnell
  • Michelle Urton
  • Lisa Willour
  • Julie Remley
  • Ben Swain

Photos

Trail Map

 

July 21-29, 2007

Glacier National Park, Montana

Group:

  • Greg Trump
  • Julie Trump
  • Jason Brooks
  • Eric Brooks
  • Katy Hershey
  • Tamara Schulze
  • Wing Lau
  • Ben Swain

Trip Summary

Google Earth File

Backpacking Permit (lists distances and elevation changes)

Photos:

  • Day 1 - Travling to the park
  • Day 2 - Avalanche Lake Trail, Misc
  • Day 3 - Logan Pass, Hidden Lake, Highline Trail, Granite Park Chalet
  • Day 4 - Gunsight Pass trail from Lake McDonald to Sperry Chalet Campground
  • Day 5 - Gunsight Pass Trail from Sperry Chalet Campground to Lake Ellen Wilson
  • Day 6 - Gunsight Pass Trail from Lake Ellen Wilson to Gunsight Lake
  • Day 7 - Gunsight Pass Trail from Gunsight Lake to Jackson Glacier Overlook, Sunrift Gorge, Sun Point
  • Day 8 - Rising Sun, Many Glacier, Two Medicine Lake, Marias Pass fire
  • Day 9 - Going home
  • Panoramic Photos

May 6-13, 2007

Lakeshore Trail, Great Smoky Mountain National Park, North Carolina

With the Central Indiana Wilderness Club

Group

  • Nicole Tuttle
  • Leesa Bevelheimer
  • Kelli Dottenwhy
  • Jim Farless
  • George Lindley
  • Ben Swain

Trail Map (Large file)

Photos

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October 20-22, 2006

Appalachian Trail, Catawba, Virginia

Group

  • Greg Trump
  • Julie Trump
  • Judah Beachy
  • Phil Williams
  • Ben Swain

Trail Map

Photos

Google Earth

 

September 23-24, 2006

Red River Gorge, Kentucky

  • Jason Brooks
  • Michelle Hendren
  • Laura Moorman
  • Kelli Dottenwhy
  • Missy Matasic
  • Aimee Wilson
  • Judah Beachy
  • Julie Trump
  • Greg Trump
  • Jason Goulet
  • Ben Swain

Trail Map

Google Earth

Photos

 

 

September 5 - 11, 2006

Seattle - Olympic National Park - Mount Rainier

No backpacking, just tourism. But worth posting here

  • Wing Lau
  • Lee Mosley
  • Jason Brooks
  • Ben Swain

Trail

Pictures

April 27-30, 2006

Savage Gulf, Tennessee

with the Central Indiana Wilderness Club

  • Tim Meyer
  • Tom Mayer
  • Paul Sloan
  • Kirk Horn
  • Rita Horn
  • Ben Swain

Trail

Google Earth File

Pictures

 

 

April 21-23, 2006

Red River Gorge, Kentucky

  • Wing Lau
  • Andy Hickman
  • Phil Williams
  • Jeremy Hunter
  • Sarah Hunter
  • Mario Gutierrez
  • Judah Beachy
  • Daryl Miller
  • Ben Swain

Trail

Google Earth

Pictures

 

March 9-12, 2006

Appalachian Trail, Damascus, Virginia

  • Laura Navratil
  • Kelli Cleavenger
  • Phil Williams
  • Judah Beachy
  • Ben Swain

Trail

Google Earth File

 

October 27-30, 2005

Appalachian Trail, Catawba, Virginia

  • Daryl Miller
  • Judah Beachy
  • Kelli Clevenger
  • Jan Sander
  • Ben Swain

Pictures

Trail Map

 

September 16-18, 2005

Red River Gorge, Kentucky

  • Stephen Pressnell
  • Andy Hickman
  • Ben Swain

Trail Map

Pictures

 

 

March 10-11, 2005

Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee

  • Jamie Strieter
  • Karen Tanner
  • Andy Hickman
  • Ben Swain

Trail Map

Pictures

This was planned as a 4 day trip, half way through the second day when we reached the ridge we decided the weather was too bad to continue. We hiked out and on the way to a hotel ran into a really bad blizzard. The Lord blessed us with wisdom, guidance, and protection.

October 21-22, 2004

Appalachian Trail , Catawba, Virginia

  • Phil Williams
  • Duane Hunt
  • Ben Swain

Trail Map

Pictures

We were going to do the entire run around, but coming down off North Mountain Ben rolled his ankle and didn't think it safe to go on. Duane and Phil were going to finish it out, but we got a report that bad weather was coming in so we ended our trip a little under half way through.

 

August 13-15, 2004

Red River Gorge, Kentucky

  • Andy Hickman
  • Greg Trump
  • Kelli Clevenger
  • Natalie Hardy
  • Ben Swain

Trail Map

Pictures

 

March 12-14, 2004

Red River Gorge, Kentucky

  • Phil Williams
  • Mark Sattler
  • Duane Hunt
  • Kelly Berghoff
  • Katy Hershey
  • Amy Carew
  • Ben Swain

Trail Map

Pictures

 

November 7-9, 2003

Harrison-Crawford State Forest - Adventure Hiking Trail, Indiana

  • Phil Williams
  • Lee Mosley
  • Kelly Berghoff
  • Katy Hershey
  • Ben Swain

Trail Map

Pictures

 

March 13-16, 2003

Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee

  • Lee Mosley
  • Kelly Berghoff
  • Tara Isenburg
  • Phil Williams
  • Ben Swain

Trail Map

Pictures

 

August 2002

Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee

  • Debra Weaver
  • Ariane Smith
  • Jennifer Angove
  • Ben Swain

Trip called off on account of weather

Pictures

May 18-20, 2001

Red River Gorge, Kentucky

  • Diana Herwig
  • Jennifer McClure
  • David Wenrick
  • Andy Peele
  • Melanie Saul
  • Cory Marks
  • Ben Swain

Trail Map

Pictures

 

April 20-22, 2001

Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee

  • Stephanie Love
  • Scott Jacobson
  • David Wenrick
  • Ben Swain

Trail Map

Pictures

 

August 12-16, 2000

Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee

  • Julie Kowalski
  • Maudie
  • Lisa Booher
  • Ben Swain

Trail Map

Pictures

August 15-18, 1999

Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee

Group 1

  • Lisa Booher
  • Markelle Grossman
  • Angela Goudy
  • April Longworth
  • Jason Miller
  • Mark Stephan
  • Jon Swain

Group 2

  • AJ Hill
  • Darin Leman
  • Jaime Miller
  • Bettina McMannus
  • Dan Sines
  • Ben Swain
  • Shanna Wright

Trail Map

Pictures

March 1996

Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee

  • Joey Beyers
  • Kay Penaflor
  • Tony Partin
  • Jennifer Huntsman
  • Ben
  • Susan
  • Ben Swain

Trail Map

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