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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

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

Upon reaching Fontana Dam, I called for a shuttle.  I then waited 30 minutes, and called again to inquire where this shuttle might be.  I then waited 15 more minutes, at which point I walked 2 miles to Fontana Village.  Given the inconvenience of waiting and of walking, I had no problem asking the shuttle… Continue reading The Smokies, in detail