May 10th

342 miles done!.....1839 to go!

Progress to date.........Heading North at 20 miles a day now!

 

Couple of Army guys....70+...... doing great!

 

'Clingman's Dome'....highest point on the trail....
Great Smokey Mountain National Park!

 

 

'Trail angels'...Newfound gap....Free Breakfast!
......Thanks Guys!!

 

'Charles Bunion'....rare bit of open rock!

 

More trail angels...Free beer and Hamburgers!
Hwy 40....just out of Newport!
These guys are super!....even fed the support team!
(aka.... John & Sandy!)
(aka...Pick-up & Drop-off)

 



"All right you banjo players!......come on out!"



 

 

Max's patch.....another 'Bald'

 

Small funky town of 'Hot Springs'

 

"Sure....if you say so!"

 

Cool place!....Quaint!

 

No rest for the weary!.......Time to carry on!
 

 

 

 

'Mom's store'....OK for and ice cream & coke!

 

Grave site of three Union Soldiers
ambushed by the Confederate army 1865.....

......a sad story!

....Maintained to this date!

 

 

COACHES CORNER 

 

Awesome camping near the town of 'Erwin'
......they plan for rain!
.......Loved the place!

 

 

 

Old time farm just outside of 'Cherokee', NC

 

A fantastic variety of homes and mansions
in North Carolina & Tennessee

 

 

A new friend for Sandy in 'Gatlinburg'

 

'Barley Sandwiches' for lunch
(....well....a 'Mike's' for Sandy!)

 

Free whiskey tasting....12 varieties....12 shots!!

 

 

Number 12...... 'down the hatch'

 

 

......Of course there's a price to pay!

 

 

 

 

Sandy misses her garden!

 

 

.....So does Darrell!

Some more support for Darrell...

Angie Scott flew into town to join him for three weeks!

 Nice!

 Till the next post!