Tag Archives: Thru-Hiker

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
Newfound Gap: Straddling the States

There are so many things to do at Newfound Gap: check out the stunning views, visit the Rockefeller Memorial and stand where President Roosevelt stood, and straddle the Tennessee/North Carolina state line. Sound like fun? It was! Click here or on the photo below to check out all there is to do at Newfound Gap!

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
Stampede on the Appalachian Trail

Okay, so it wasn’t really a stampede. But the Appalachian Trail in the Smokies gets quite crowded during the last two weeks in April when the thru-hikers arrive. Despite the fact that they still had about 1,900 more miles to go, a bunch of hikers were nice enough to pause and talk to me (while [...]