Coming out of Erwin, TN, I shot a low-res photo of the trail every 10 steps for 1000 steps, so I’ve got a sort of time-lapse thing of 100 photos. It’ll give you some idea of what it’s like to hike that area.
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339.3 miles in
I’m definitely in Tennessee now. I think. It’s so hard to tell in this area. The AT follows the NC/TN border for the entire duration of the Smokies, then hops thoroughly into TN for a bit, then rides the border for awhile longer, then goes back into TN, then jaunts into VA for 500 miles… Continue reading 339.3 miles in
271.4 miles in
I’m in Hot Springs, NC! And I found a reliable scale, finally. I weigh 163 lbs, which means I’ve not really changed at all. That’s good – I like hovering around 160. So anyway, when I came out of the Smokies I stayed at Standing Bear Farm. In the morning I had three microwave chimichangas… Continue reading 271.4 miles in