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Last night I stayed at the Fontana Dam Shelter, well known on the AT as the Fontana Hilton.  It is a beautiful and spacious shelter ... Read More

Two days ago I entered Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  This is a large park that includes parts of both Tennessee and North Carolina.  It ... Read More

There is one road that crosses the AT in its 70 mile run through the Park.  I found myself on the side of that road ... Read More

Today I came down from the high ridges in the Smokies: last night I slept at 5,900 feet and tonight I am only at 2,700. ... Read More

This morning I saw another bear.  He saw me first and did what was best for both he and I: he ran away as fast ... Read More

It was forecast to rain last night for the first time in a week.  I therefore ensured that I was in a shelter rather than ... Read More

I met Tim at Walnut Mountain Shelter the night before I arrived at Hot Springs, N.C.  He was out on a lengthy day hike and ... Read More

Ruth: Gord is camped on the top of Bald Mountain tonight so here is a bed time story about the Hermit of Bald mountain, a ... Read More

Early in the day yesterday I encountered a herd of five whitetail deer. They were about 50 metres away.  In the quiet of the open ... Read More

I finished my AT hike at Erwin, Tennessee, 343 trail miles (550 kms) from Springer Mountain.  This is a little less than one-sixth of the ... Read More