Town of erwin

Big bald Tennessee

Out of the smokies

Bear box

Charlie's bunion

Clingmans dome

Highest elevation on the entire A.T. 6643 ft. I smell like 10,000 feet. The parking lot scene is trail magic, food for hikers brought to us by trail Angeles. Thanks for the food and the ride into town Godspeed.

Double springs shelter

Zero miles Thursday

Stecoah gap

Locust cove gap

Cheoah bald

Just over 5000 elevation

Started this morning at 1700 ft. Just 8 miles took 6 hr

Up hill battle

My next 8 miles is the largest sustained ascent on the trail

Always pay attention

This is where I almost fell. it's a long way down and I'm glad I didn't. thank you god, and now I will continue down slowly

Lunch break

Trail Angeles

When you gotta go

If you think the privy on top of Albert Mt. hasn't been used in a long time, then you don't know me very well. I am afraid of hights

I woke up warm and comfortable even though there was a terrible storm last night. I have had the same dream for three nights, I am in a grocery store and the only item in my cart is one pound of butter. I think I know why I can't stay warm. I have not incorporated enough fat into my diet. At 5,000+ elevation in the thin cold mountain air, butter is more valuable than gold!

Cold wet rainy

The sweaters I hung to dry in the shelter were more wet this morning. I've been stopping every 10 minutes in order to try to post but the signal has been sketchy at best. can easily take me 20 minutes just to post. I must keep moving in order to stay warm