It was black today and I only hiked about 5 miles to Newfound Gap early this morning. A free shuttle to the church arrived at 10 a.m. to take hikers to Gatlinburg to resupply.
all downhill
Yesterday afternoon we were literally at the highest point of the AT. So I wasn’t surprised that the hike to the gap was mostly downhill and uneventful. I left camp earlier than most and chased the dawn peeking through the trees. …
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