Out of the Smokies
We made it out of the smokies last night. Ended up doing like 26 miles or something. At a campground now but just to buy food. Onward to Hot Springs, NC. Should be there tomorrow around lunch. Pretty chilly here. Got rained on for 2 days and saw lots of ice on the trail. What a pain. Everything is great and the views are amazing when there is more than 20 feet visibility. No bears. Thankfully. Keep running across wild hogs. I would upload pictures but this computer was built in 1996. im pretty sure. Thank you all who posted on the blog. It’s uplifting to see comments. Wanderer glad to see you made it home and hopefully we will see you in Mass. All is well but we must press on. Lucky for us Meaghan and her mom are getting a cabin near Hot Springs and are gracious enough to put us up. (after we clean up, it has been 10 days without a shower). Everyone on the trail is jealous. We can’t wait.
Hi guys, Wow… you are making great time. Glad to hear all is well, no bears. You’ll have to tell us about the wild hogs, that sounds scarey to me! Will look froward to talking to you from Hot Springs. Love ya.
Hey guys, bet a hog would be tasty at the cabin! I read this poem the other day and teared up for a minute, as deferred dreams, seemed not quite so sad as my hopefully temporary state of just not knowing what the devil my dreams are, but then you two brought back the sunshine as you certainly are not the dreams deferred type: (I hope you are by that toasty cabin fire by the time you read this, and the other trail guys are not the only jealous ones!)
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore-
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat
Or crust and sugar over-
Like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
Like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
Langston Hughes
Sending a package to Roan Mtn. now, but if it doesn’t get there in time, you could let a later trail person have it, just brownies. Love, Mom
Hi! hope u are good , hope all is doinf well in the mountains!!!
hey Bn, tu veux une paire d”espadrilles”? I joke !!!:).I ‘ll try to send to u a package, but it looks difficult for me to understand how to do , I will ask Ben for some help!
I think about u two , and wish ..no rain or ice for the next week!!
Bisous xx , Bn’ french mom.
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