We have power tools for other production work weâre doing, but the kids learn â¦ hand tools. We do point out how the power tools can be used to speed things along and what hand tools translate into which power tools, and for kids who have those tools at home, theyâve appreciated it.
Snowbird Area. [Fig. 32(5)] The Snowbird backcountry area lies in the Snowbird Creek basin near the convergence of the Snowbird and Unicoi mountain ranges. For centuries the area was hunted by the Cherokee, and due to its steep and rugged terrain, it was one of the last areas in Western North Carolina to be settled by European pioneers.
If you look closely you can see the hiker's cross. I leave the Hucks and climb to the top of Hooper Bald where I turn around and get this shot of Huckleberry Knob in the left distance. Ya gotta pull the Hooper Bald trail if you want to enter the Snowbird backcountry from the top and here's the Hooper trail. I find this collapsed tent on the trail below Hooper Bald.