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Our Mission to hike 35 miles in
3 days.
From Newfound Gap to Big Creek Ranger Station
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This would all go into one
backpack.....a total
of 23 pounds including water. |
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We had our maps, etc. |
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| Our pick up spot |
Our Shuttle Vendor |
Our three packs |
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| We made it to our beginning point on the
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The Three Amigos |
Newfound Gap in the Smoky Mountains |
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We would hike with one foot in
Tennessee
and one foot in North Carolina. |
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35 Miles on the AT |
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| Chuck won....he had the heaviest
pack....35 pounds. |
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In places the trail was knee deep from
all the use! |
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Our lunch spot at Icewater Spring
Shelter |
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The Three Amigos on Charlie's Bunion |
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We hope that is Chuck.....!!! |
Yes, it's Chuck. |
Peck's Corner Shelter and our first
night. |
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Our water source |
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Our not so private privy at Peck's
Corner Shelter |
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Our GPS kept us on track |
Heading out on day 2 from Peck's for
our 12.9 mile
hike to Cosby Knob Shelter
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Lunch at Tri-Corner Shelter |
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| A lot of the trail was all rock! |
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The views were awesome! |
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| We saw bear scat all along the
trail....but saw no bears. |
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Cosby Knob Shelter for night 2 |
Our bunks and our supper. |
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Not bad for the middle of nowhere! |
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Our privy, at least this one had a door. |
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We found "peace" on the trail! |
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Chestnut Branch Trail is where we
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| It was beginning to rain.... |
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It was raining ..... |
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Made it! |
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Day 2 |
Day 3 |
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