For the last 4 nights, we have been in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. My mom took us back to the trail, and, due to the snow/ice on the road, she dropped us off 3 miles from the trail on the road. I think she felt a little bad, but we were ok!
The second we entered the park, the light rain falling on us turned into snow. We finally made it to the first shelter absolutely freezing. We stopped at 3oclock, which we never do! Anyways, there were about 15 people in the shelter with us that night? ( a welcome change from empty shelters save a few frozen mice )
The next day, we woke to 6-8 inches of fresh snow on the ground. Imagine going outside to play in the snow, building 3 snowmen, sledding for 4 hours, and then walking 2 miles in it and then spending the night on your porch in your sleeping bag. That's how tired we are.
That being said, the mountains are pristine, beautiful, serene, angelic when you are the first people to walk into the morning. As with most things in life, there was a hidden blessing in our trial.
Today, we made it to Newfound Gap. There were literally hundreds of people up there milling around. Quite the culture shock. One girl asked me, "Um does this trail actually lead anywhere?"
Girl, you have no idea.
1978/2184 done.....206 to go!
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