September 14, 2007
The trek began on a rainy day - Hurricane Humberto brought us a day of rain, gentle in the valleys but gusty up at Newfound Gap where we started the hike. We walked mostly in a white-out but for one moment we had this glimpse out into the mountains.
My advanced planning for feet management - "flashing and counter flashing" with gaiters and rain paints - kept my feet dry successfully. We had a group of 6 tourists and 2 guides, and stayed the first night at Icewater Spring Shelter along with several other hikers (reservations required at these shelters).
Smoky Mountain Hiking
Posted by
Charlotte
Labels:
Appalachian Mountain Club,
Appalachian Trail,
AT,
Great Smoky Mountains,
Section Hiker
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