Lost & Found Shuttle

05/30/2026

Saturday morning start

05/29/2026

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — One person is dead after the extreme flooding in Cocke County on Thursday. In some communities like Parrottsville, people said the damage is reminiscent of or even wors…

05/29/2026

I want to give a shout out to a group of tough ass old men. Today was trail maintenance day.
Working the 3 miles south on Tn/Va. Line south of Damascus.
Unfortunately the really only access is up Backbone Rock trail. 2.8 miles uphill. 1376ft of elevation climb, this is with chainsaws and weedeaters
Made it up to trail (finally) and split into teams going each way. 3 massive blowdowns cleared and multiple others cleared. Saw teams kicked it.
Then weedeating done north to state line completed . The other team made it 1.5 miles sobo of trailhead. Was just about a 9 hr day of work .9 am -6pm
A tip of the hat to a grt bunch of trail maintainers

05/27/2026

Out in the woods, searching for another access to trail

05/26/2026

Was out searching for another access to the trail, this is another reason I keep the Ole sequoia.

05/25/2026

And a late Sunday afternoon drop-off. It looked kinda busy

05/25/2026

Kinda behind for the week. Some of the shots from last week

05/24/2026

Good Ole Damascus on a Sunday afternoon. Still got hikers moving through town

05/24/2026

Just a thanks you all who helped this happen. The ATC. Tennessee Eastman maintainers, USFS.
All new gravel at Cross mtn Tn91 trailhead parking lot.

05/24/2026

from drought to alot of rain

Flood Watch issued May 24 at 12:57PM EDT until May 25 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

Cherokee; Clay; Scott; Campbell; Claiborne; Hancock; Hawkins; Sullivan; Johnson; Morgan; Anderson; Union; Grainger; Hamblen; Northwest Cocke; Cocke Smoky Mountains; Northwest Greene; Southeast Greene; Washington; Unicoi; Northwest Carter; Southeast Carter; Roane; Loudon; Knox; Jefferson; NW Blount; Blount Smoky Mountains; North Sevier; Sevier Smoky Mountains; Sequatchie; Bledsoe; Rhea; Meigs; McMinn; Northwest Monroe; Southeast Monroe; Marion; Hamilton; Bradley; West Polk; East Polk; Lee; Wise; Scott; Russell; Washington

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, including the
following areas, Cherokee and Clay, east Tennessee, including the
following areas, Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount Smoky Mountains,
Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke Smoky Mountains, East Polk,
Grainger, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson,
Knox, Loudon, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Morgan, North Sevier,
Northwest Blount, Northwest Carter, Northwest Cocke, Northwest
Greene, Northwest Monroe, Rhea, Roane, Scott TN, Sequatchie,
Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene,
Southeast Monroe, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Washington TN and West
Polk, and southwest Virginia, including the following areas, Lee,
Russell, Scott VA, Washington VA and Wise.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Rainfall rates between 1 to 3 inches per hour on top of poor
antecedent soil conditions due to the recent wet pattern will
lead to the risk of isolated flash flooding at times this
afternoon and evening.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

05/24/2026

Not good