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Day 30

Dinner! Starting mile 344.6 Today I woke up a little groggy, I had a little too much fun last night. I slowly got out of my hammock and made my way to the bathroom. Then I grabbed the extra Gatorade that I had smartly purchased the other day. By the time I drank that and got…
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Day 29

Hiking the Bald Starting mile 338.3 I got up knowing I would be going into town. I got moving by 6:30 am so I could get into town by 9:00 and get cleaned up. It was mostly downhill so I figured I would make it fine. At about mile four I ran into “Lobo”, and…
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Day 28

Storm Damage From Helene Starting mile 317.6 This morning, I got up early with the idea of knocking out a 20-mile day. This will set me up for a six-mile day into Erwin Tennessee. The morning started with a little uphill before heading down to Sam’s Gap. I did most of these miles with “Shaggy”…
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Day 27

Waterfall on my climb up Divide Mountain. Starting mile 302.1 It was another cold morning, around 40⁰. I decided to sleep in this morning so that it could warm up a little bit. I hit the trail about 8:45 am and had about six miles to the next shelter. The trail was nice and easy.…
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Day 26

Day 26 Starting mile 283.6 I really didn’t want to get going this morning. It rained all night and left everything draped in fog. The temperature also dropped from 80 degrees to just below 40⁰. And to make this morning even better there was a 20 mile an hour wind. It really was a ‘craptastic’…
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Day 25

Vista of Hot Springs, Tennessee Starting mile 272.1 This morning I got moving before 6:30 am because I only had 3.2 miles into town and a wonderful breakfast. I was able to hit the trail by 6:45 am and I was hoping to get to Hot Springs by 8:15 am. This was very doable because…
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Day 24

Lunch Break On Bluff Mountain Starting mile 257.3 I slept in a little late today because I was tired from yesterday. It was a tough day. Today will be much easier. The morning started with a nice 3.5 miles of downhill that I was able to cruise over. I did this distance in about an hour…
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Day 23

View from Max Patch Bald Starting mile 240.4 I got going early this morning because it was going to be a long hot day. Now that we are out of the Smokies it is going to be a lot hotter. The morning started with a long 3,000-foot ascent up to the top of Snowbird Mountain.…
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Final Decent Great Smoky Mountains National Park Starting mile 223.7 Today was my last day in the Smoky Mountains. All I’ve got left is a couple of climbs and a long descent out of the park. I’ve really enjoyed this part of the trail. There were a few tough climbs, but for the most part it…
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Day 21

Charlie’s Bunion Starting mile 207.8 Today I left Gatlinburg after taking a zero day. It was really nice to have a day to do nothing. I feel rested and anxious to start doing some miles every day. The shuttle back to the trail was packed full including people sitting on other laps. We definitely were…
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