Let’Lones

We’ve often heard about this stretch of the Neuse River just after the I-95 bridges in Smithfield. It’s referred to as the Let’Lones by locals because for nearly three dozen miles there is very little civilization. 

Though we did hear many jets from the Goldsboro military base, a tractor working a field that seemed endless in an oxbow, and a pack of feral pigs either not getting along or getting along reeeal well, if you know what I mean. And we saw an eagle, twice!

Our goal of 19 miles went by very quickly with the river flowing high and fast. So we got to spend much time in our awesome campsite at the Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center owned by Johnston Community College where I believe we were the only people around. Jeff said it was the first day that finally aligned with how he imagined the trip, with time to relax after a day of reasonable rather than maximum effort.