This is a previously unpublished video that I did on a backpacking trip to the Land Between the Lakes in October 2012.

The idea to hike this location in the fall came to me from an article in the August 2012 issue of Backpacker Magazine, which gave details on water sources and campground locations. Unfortunately, I never found the campsites listed in the article, and the water sources were all dry, which ended up making for a long, pretty miserable first day of the hike.

In addition, rough weather was forecast to come into the area the night of the first day. It ended up holding off that first day, but was coming in for certain the afternoon of the second day. All of this contributed to deciding to shorten the trip by a day. Instead of retracing our steps back to the car on the North-South Trail, I decided to do a shorter road walk on the 'Trace' roadway, hoping we could catch a ride at least part of the way back.

All the problems we encountered are what led me to decide not to publish the video originally, but I do think it is a good look into one of my earlier backpacking trips with Jaden and can provide some good information to anyone thinking of doing a hike in the Land Between the Lakes area.