A little off topic, but:
Tons of wildlife. Owls, birds of all kinds especially near the water, insects, you name it . . . I thought since there were so many deer ticks, I would see more deer, but I only saw three. Hidden Lake was one of the most secluded places I had ever been. It is a wilderness area and I am not sure if I should have camped there, but I was so blown away tired (from extending my mileage that day far more then I had planned) and there were not many clearings along the northern section of the Four Notch that I had to throw down somewhere before I collapsed. While approaching the lake, I was startled by loud huffs and heavy steps coming at me. I grabbed my trekking poles and took defense in the direction of the noises, but to my good fortune the beasts ran away in the other direction. From what I could gather, they (3) were wild hogs. I probably surprised them more then they surprised me and that's why they made such a ruckus. When I finally reached the water, all I had left in me was enough to throw my tarp down over a field of poison ivy, filter some water (using the MSR Miniworks
), and pop up the tent.
The north section was especially "primitive": I had to bushwhack parts of the trail because they were so over-grown.
If ever doing the loop, check out Four Cache Loop cache
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Originally Posted by ploddinTod
In my opinion, the Four Notch Loop is the most primitive section of the whole LST. Did you see any wildlife? One time I almost stepped on a coral snake on the side of the trail. I was shocked to see the normally shy, reclusive but beautiful serpent coiled up there. It must have felt the vibration of my hiking staff as I approached because it began to move slowly away.
I had time to study his markings--"red bordering yellow can kill a fellow". Most coral snakes are small and thin. But this one must have been an old-timer because he had good sized girth and length.
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(although my husband might take offense to you calling me a guy. 
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