Day 17




Best day yet! We finally got good weather to finish the Smokies AND then had some great trail magic at Pigeon Gap. Then a long climb up Snowbird Mountain to camp at Groundhog Creek Shelter

[Trail magic] — basically just lots of food (including homemade baked goods!) and some useful hiker items (band-aids, duct tape, drink supplements)


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