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Cold night. Some folks had their water bladders frozen in the morning. Put on mittens for the first time. Made our way to Clingmans Dome, with an elevation of over 6600 ft the highest point on the AT. Lot’s of dayhikers there. The Dome also acts as the 200 mile marker. Less than 2000 miles

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Crisp morning, no snow for now. Lot’s of ridgeline walking with cold, windy, but sunny weather. Got to the next shelter at around 15:00 and decided to push the 6 miles to the next. When we went off, the weather turned a little. Sun and snow showers for the next two hours. Stopped at Siler

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Another morning in the Hilton. Charged the powerbank fully up in the restroom, cooked breakfast with gas from the hiker box. That’s the life. Decided to push my luck and try to enter the Smokies with the missing piece of skin on my foot Short walk over to Fontana Dam, crossed the dam, entered the

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Did a resupply run into “town”, which consists of a hotel, the marina, some vacation huts, a gas station, a restaurant, a general store (closed) and a post office (closed). Luckily there’s a shuttle service that you can get around with. Had a hearty meal at the restaurant; big burger and a lot of sweet

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Taped up my ankle and was on my way. Got leftover snacks from dayhikers at Stecoah Gap. Was much needed for the climb out of the gap. Somebody should be held criminally liable for the route up the next hill. Didn’t feel like quitting early, so pushed on to Fontana Dam. Got some quick grub

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