mountain bridge wilderness

The Mountain Bridge Wilderness isn't true Wilderness in the federal government sort of way but instead is wilderness in the South Carolina state park system sort of way. A big sign saying that the fee that is supposed to be $2 per person has been raised to $5 per person greeted us on our way into Jones Gap State Park and highlighted the differences between the two different types of wilderness. That being said the mountain bridge wilderness is really good stuff. Long time readers of this blog might remember the days when Jonathon and I went there with the dogs regularly. This time Jon, Yuri and I did a Rim of the Gap > Bill Kimball route which felt surprisingly easy. I guess that is what happens when you are used to running for twenty miles, not just ten. Rugged would be a good adjective with which to describe this run.