The+7-11+Half

__//** The 7-11 HALF **//__


 * //Leisurely pace; should be done by noon. Take a picture of map and directions and go at your own pace.//**
 * //Expect wet feet/shoes on North Mills.//**
 * //Bring Convenience Store goodies for the finish: Twinkies, Cheap Beer, Oak Ridge Boy’s Greatest Hits Cassette Tape, etc… Anyone have a portable Slurpee machine?//**

__**Meet 9:00am at Beaverdam Gap Overlook (BR Pkwy at Milepost 401.7)**__
START: cross Pkwy and take Trace Ridge #354 At 0.5 Right on Spencer Branch #140 At 2.0 Stay Left on Fletcher Branch #350 At 2.7 Join Gravel Rd flanking North Fork Mills River At 3.3 Right on North Mills #353 (Several Water/Wading Crossings) At 4.9 Take Trace Ridge #354 At 5.9 Right on gravel road. At 6.4 Road Junction, cross road and take Bear Branch #328 At 7.7 terminus, Left back down forrest road At 8.8 Right on Main gravel road At 9.1 Right on Bad Creek #323 At 11.1 Go under Pkwy at Bent Creek Gap and take MST uphill over Ferrin Knob At 13.1 Return to Beaverdam Gap.