Today was another day of some gruesome hiking with little relaxation time included. We wanted to make up some big miles and basically get out of the Smokey's (too rainy and foggy). We left the GSMNP about 8 miles into the hike and went into the North Carolina & Tennessee border section. The I-40 crossing was in today's schedule and that was very interesting.....a little too tempting as an escape perhaps. We got to see normal people enjoying their day white water rafting as we walked by to our next trail head. The plan was to stop at Green Corner Rd. which is a little farmhouse/hostel for hikers that provides food/laundry/etc. The directions are as follows: after walking under I-40, continue north on the A.T. beyond the stone stairs to the gravel road, turn left, walk 200 yards to white farmhouse. (.........) I don't know how we botched these such descriptive directions but regardless we missed it. So, now our motivation to get to our next stop (Hot Springs, NC) had a little more fuel. We finally made it to our destination and met up with Rocket (ha, one of the operators of the Green Corner Rd.) and Baseline and a group of elder women on a couple day hike at Groundhog Creek Shelter. Some very interesting conversation was exchanged (wish I had a photo of ol' Rocket and Baseline) and then we hit the sack.
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| (Sideways) View of the path we walked all day.....a little wet, but water for drinking was not an issue. |
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| Jax doing what he does best, raising morale via fire for night's (usually cold) sleep. |
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| They look like they're having fun..... ha |
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| Jax outraged. |
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| ......Please? |
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| Frederick the wise, he set us straight and pushed us on our way. We owe ya one freddy. |
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