With fresh legs, we start back on the trail. We staredt at Fontana Dam, the highest dam in the Eastern United States. It was pretty foggy and misty but the temperature was just great!
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| Fontana Dam |
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| AKSherpa crossing the Dam |
We knew we had a long day of climbing ahead of us so we really appreciated the flat road for as long as we could! We were entering the Smokies today so we were pretty excited for that. As soon as we dropped our permits, we started our climb.
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| Entering the park! |
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| We have 8 days to do this section. |
After an hour or so, we stopped for breakfast and got back after it. We have found that we have more of an appetite after a bit of hiking then first thing after getting up.
Back at it, upwards we climb. While stopped at a stream for water, So It Goes shows up. We did not expect to see him again!! He had got caught in a massive thunder and lightning storm the night before apparently and ended up backtracking in Fontana. He was not too happy!! We were tho since we knew we be traveling with him for the next few days.
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| Possible rain shelter!! |
Up, up, up we climbed. Finally got to Shuckstack tower. Such amazing views of the Smokies!! So tall!! Clouds were starting to form and grow darker so we got on the road and hustled it to Mollies Shelter. We were NOT going to get caught in another rain storm again!!
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| So high up!! |
We got to the shelter to find about 15 other people there. Was quite the party! We set our tent up and settled in for the evening. Nice to be around a few more people due to all the bears in the area. Lots of sign of the bears but no sightings so far!!
Random thought: How many gallons do you think we have sweated so far?? 3? 4? The humidity is unreal down here!!
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