Came back to Hot Springs and ended up staying with Mehdi and Brenda for the night. I will hike out early in the morning.
Day 141 - 20.5 miles
Hiked out early that morning from Hot Springs and will get picked up by Mehdi and Brenda at Max Patch. It was a very cold and windy day.
Views from Max Patch.
Got picked up and taken back to Hot Springs. I got a call from my friends that night and they were only 6 miles ahead of me. Bad weather was coming in and they were gonna come back to Hot Springs the next day to let it pass over. We made a plan to meet up the next day and Mehdi would pick everyone up and bring us all back to Hot Springs.
Day 142 - 12.6 miles
Had a fun hike today. I ran for about 6 miles to catch up with everyone. We all met up at Standing Bear hostel and Mehdi picked us all up. It was 6 of us total: me, Matt, Liam, Clam, Bug out and Moxie. They had taco ready for us when we got there! What amazing trail magic. We would take 2 days off to let the weather pass.
Day 143 - Zero
The view from our room in Hot Springs.
Day 144 - Zero
Day 145 - 7.9 miles
Left Hot Springs and got shuttled to Standing Bear Hostel.
It was so cold that the van doors were frozen shut! We hiked through snow and made it to the northern boundary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It was very cold and windy.
We hiked 0.6 miles to Mt Cammerer lookout tower. It was enclosed and had amazing 360 views. We decided to spend the night there because it was cold and very windy.
Clockwise: Me, Matt, Liam, Moxie, Clam and BugOut.
Day 146 - 15.7 miles
Had a wonderful sunrise.
The trail was frozen solid, you could have ice skated on it.
Short day because we were going into Gatlinburg. Had some great views along the way.
Views from Charlie's Bunion.
Made it to Newfound Gap.
Day 148 - 12.5 miles
Had a huge breakfast this morning.
Got a ride back to Newfound Gap and headed for Clingman's Dome. We had awesome views from up there.
Made it to a shelter and met some really interesting characters. We ended up with 14 people in a 12 person shelter but still got a good nights sleep.
Day 149 - 14.7 miles
Cold, windy, rainy miserable day. Went over Rocky Top and Thunder Head. Hit 2,000 miles today. Made it to the shelter and got dry and warm.
Day 150 - 13.8 miles
Had a beautiful day of hiking but a very windy day. Went up in Shuckstack Fire tower for some great views.
We left The Great Smoky Mountains and made it down to Fontana Dam.
The lake was very low.
Stayed in a nice shelter and a couple we all met gave us s'mores and this happened..... S'mores beard.
Day 151 - 21.8
Long hike today. Made it up on Cheoha bald and caugh the last bit of the sunset.
Day 152 - 6.7 miles
Easy down hill hike to NOC in Bryson City, NC. My brother Cyrus picked us up and took us back to Athens, GA.
Day 153 - Zero
Had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends.
Day 154 - Zero
Relax day
Day 155 - Zero
We all went to the UGA vs GT game in Athens. Liam's first football game!! We had a great time.
We should complete the trail in 8 or 9 days. Only one more post people!! Thanks to everyone who had been following along, writing comments and donating. It's been an amazing journey. Thank you!
Enjoy-
Total miles: 2,048.0
Miles left: 137.3
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