{"id":480,"date":"2025-09-07T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebeardedpug.net\/?p=480"},"modified":"2025-09-07T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T06:00:00","slug":"edgar-evins-morning-mapping-new-sites-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebeardedpug.net\/?p=480","title":{"rendered":"Edgar Evins Morning & Mapping New Sites (Day #3)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Location: Edgar Evins<\/span><\/strong>
Address: 1630 Edgar Evins State Park Rd, Silver Point, TN 38582
Telephone: (888) 867-2757
Lat\/Long: 36.082730, -85.832353<\/a>
Website: https:\/\/tnstateparks.com\/parks\/edgar-evins<\/a>
Date: September 7th<\/sup> 2025
Hardware used for media: GoPro 10, Insta360 X3, Galaxy S22<\/p>\n\n\n

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This will be a multi-post, as this was my ride back home day, with several stops along the way.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I woke up to an extremely chilly 52 degrees.  Great test of my new Exped 3 season sleeping bag.  It worked great.  I didn\u2019t realize how cold it was, even with all my windows open or slightly open, until I moved out of the sleeping bag!  Going from 90+ degree temps in FL to the 50\u2019s in 2 days was a bit of a shocker, but a wonderful bonus!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                After I made myself some breakfast (oatmeal and crasins) I noticed while I was eating that the lake was EXTREMELY foggy! Felt like I was in the film “The Mist”.   So I quickly ate my breakfast, packed most of my camp up, grabbed all my cameras and headed down to the water to see what kind of images I could grab.  HOLY HELL, it was so calm and serine, not a single sound.  LITERALLY, you could hear a pin drop.  Course, it was around 6am, and I\u2019m sure I annoyed someone while I was packing my camp up, but ya know what, that\u2019s payback for keeping me up till 1am!!!  This was a quick 30-60 minutes because I had several places to check out on my way home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Location: Barnes Creek Falls<\/span><\/strong>
Address: None, it\u2019s a F.S. Road!\u00a0 Use the coordinates.
Telephone: N\/A
Lat\/Long: 34.825979, -84.582195<\/a>
Website: https:\/\/www.gawaterfalls.com\/barnes-creek-falls.html<\/a>
Date: September 7th<\/sup> 2025<\/p>\n\n\n

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*Don’t mind my lack of smile, I’m in bliss here! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                HO-LY-CRAP!  I\u2019m so glad I made this a pit-stop!  It was sort of on my way to Tray Mountain (read further down<\/em>) and I was on the fence about going, seeing as I was already running a bit late.  This waterfall was AMAZING!!!  It may be small, but any falls that I can set my camera(s) right in the middle of, is, in my opinion, a perfect waterfall! On the way up the F.S. Road this creek runs alongside for some ways, and I saw a couple of fly fishermen out in the creek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once I got to the waterfall, it was amazing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                I managed to make one video of this fall, which was my sole intent for visiting. *Also located in my relaxation section<\/em>. (Click the mute\/unmute button for audio<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location: Tray Mountain Wilderness<\/span><\/strong>
Address: None, it\u2019s a F.S. Road!\u00a0 Use the coordinates.
Telephone: N\/A
Lat\/Long: 34.831496, -83.677064<\/a>
Website: https:\/\/exploregeorgia.org\/helen\/outdoors-nature\/hiking\/tray-mountain-wilderness-area-cnf<\/a>
Date: September 7th<\/sup> 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                Along the way, I wanted to try and mark the coordinates of the other sites as well.  They were smaller sites that could fit anywhere from 1 to 3 vehicles and not a lot of space for camping.  Ignore the dropped points on the Garmin Explore screenshot below. Those are not of these sites! I accidentally left my Garmin GPSMAP in the bed of my truck and I guess all the bouncing around kept adding points! *It’s literally 1 button to add points and really annoying because I add them accidentally all the time<\/em>. These sites are north of the Tray Mountain label on the map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                I knew what I was getting into, however what I failed to take into account was current road conditions.  The path I had to take was an 8+ mile, side-of-the-mountain forest service road that\u2019s barely large enough to fit a full-size truck most of the way.  I did record the entire drive up and down the mountain, it was insane, and as soon as I get to that I\u2019ll add some screen captures or a video or two from it.<\/p>\n\n\n

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                I left my GPS recording my route all the way from Barnes creek falls, dropping a point every 0.01 of a mile for accuracy, there were holes and divots in the Forest road the size of an adult tree trunk and rocks and boulders the size of a Galapagos turtle!  I\u2019m giving everyone fair warning, this path is not for the lighthearted<\/strong>!  Most of the forest road was a 90\u00b0 drop on one side and a 90\u00b0 cliff face on the other.  But once I got to the campsite, I was amazed at how big it actually is.  There’s enough room there to park like 10-15 trucks!  Not to mention (and I didn\u2019t know this previously<\/em>) Corbin creek (I believe that’s the name of this one, there’s so many<\/em>) runs right next to the campsite!  I have GOT to come back and camp here!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                I managed to make one video of this creek. *It\u2019s also located under my relaxation section for easier access.<\/em> (Click the mute\/unmute button for audio<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did also make a quick pit stop at Tray Gap, this was the location Bandit, my GA trail guide came to rescue my injured ass! \ud83e\udd23 I can’t thank him enough for being there when I needed him! Tray Mountain shelter (and an absolutely gorgeous view<\/em>) are quite literally a short hour hike up the path through the trees on the right in the last image. I would have went back up there to take a few more pics but eh, I already have those! My main background image is from that lookout, you can view that trek here<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After completing my tasks and feeling very accomplished, I started heading home. It was gonna be a long 6 hour drive. I wound up pulling in my driveway at 12:15 am Monday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy Camping!
See you on the trail!<\/strong>

~T.B. Pug<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Location: Edgar EvinsAddress: 1630 Edgar Evins State Park Rd, Silver Point, TN 38582Telephone: (888) 867-2757Lat\/Long: 36.082730, -85.832353Website: https:\/\/tnstateparks.com\/parks\/edgar-evinsDate: September 7th 2025Hardware used for media: GoPro 10, Insta360 X3, Galaxy S22 This will be a multi-post, as this was my ride back home day, with several stops along the way.  I woke up to an extremely … <\/p>\n

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