Great Smoky Mountains

PAN – Ms Joyful 

 Silly 

My attempt to get Thru-hiker Permit for GSM

 o well, Im done with GSM and on to Springer Mtn 

Peppin 

FUN w/ ZENA from PA ( lived in Great Barrington!! )

Delicious Jerky for Breakfast … THANK YOU M & Travis!

 Tin Man – from Laughing Heart 

Beau | ^^ountain ^^an | Delicious 

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Silly girls ha ha ha

 Abigail

 Abigail ( recent VT grad & Dad Bart ) 

 Hikers Paul & Little Britches at Icewater Shelter 

 Amy at Icewater Shelter

Smoky Mtn View 

Tough Hitch from Newfound Gap to Gatlinburg

 help from two AT Thru-hikers from Lexington VA

Nils & Amy | ^^ountain ^^an at Newfound Gap

Two ( wild & crazy guys ) Engineers from Germany on Assignment to VW in Chattanooga TN gave me a hitch from Newfound Gap to Gatlinburg. They said “we don’t know where it is but we will give you a ride!” FUN 

Cadillac Margarita at No Way Jose’s 

Saw this Bear on side of road near Gatlinburg

Buckeye & Wife – Gave me a hitch from Gatlinburg .. after we had met at lunch.

THANK YOU!

Sweetest Trail Angel EVER! THANK YOU Leigh Ann !!!!!

Sloth – what can I say .. you are the BOMB!

Sloth, I think I found one of your bags! ha ha ha

POOP on the Trail

All the Smoky Mtn Bear Talk … well, I woke up this AM with a Bear Claw on my side! 

Great FUN Shelter buddies at Mollies Ridge – from Austria 

Smoke em if you got em! Roll your own 

Farmer and The Farmer’s Wife Maryville TN

“Yes, that’s right, we can not quit our jobs because we have a mortgage. SOLD our home and quit our jobs.” Now Hiking the AT. 

Truly JOYFUL Couple. I cannot tell you how HaPpY they lOOk !!!

Kate our FVR Shuttle Driver agreed … two HAPPY PEOPLE ! 

Kate – Fontana Resort Intern – Shuttle Driver

OK … Here is our picture together at ATC December 2015 when I hiked thru Harpers Ferry WV. Skittles & No Way were there with No Way’s family getting a look and considering thru-hiking the AT.  

Fontana Dam