The Great Smoky Mountains, and in to Tennessee!

Hello again! At the moment I am in a very "Hiker Friendly" hotel, In a small part of Tennessee. The weather down here is beautiful, very hot and sunny! (Great for drying wet... everything) On Friday we woke up in our shelter with the rain coming down hard, and the fog thick. A classic Smoky Mt. experience for those of you who have had the opportunity to go up there! We walked all day in the rain/ fog to the Appalachian Trails highest point, Clingman's dome. But there is never a lot to see when your in the middle of a cloud.

On a better note, the 2 days previous in the park have been unreal! With some great views and huge mountains all around us it has been great so far!  Below is Mike on our first day in the park!

We also got to climb a very old fire tower that same day, it was a little sketchy, but worth the view!

 
Also we have met some really good people along the trail, and I wish I had time to tell all the stories! But here are a few of the great people we have met along the way...

We all hiked with Bob for a few days he has been section hiking for a number of years, and it was alot of fun hiking with him! (all the best Bob, and best wishes to your wife!)

Just before the Great Smoky National Park, we were in a little town, where we went and got a great lunch....

 

Right after Lunch we got some Tail Magic from a previous Thru Hiker "Rockefeller" He gave us a lift back to the trail head and some soda!

So that's all for now! and lots more to come we have just passed the 200 mile mark and we are all in good health, and having fun! Sunday morning we will be hitting the trail again, and going to Hot Springs! So we shall check in there, I hope! We miss you all and hope everyone is doing well! Feel free to send us an email, pete.mike.at@gmail.com We would love to hear from you! Take care.

Pete - Mike