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🌜Primitive Camping @ Mt Snowbird🌄
March 25, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
15.2 miles of travel on the AT with a with a worthy side journey to Mt Cammerer Lookout for 360 views. That was certainly a highlight. Others included leaving the Smokys, beautiful weather, some trail magic from Thirsty, a mysterious x-files-like satellite antenna, choice mountaintop camping, and a beautiful sunset. The ascent to reach Snowbird’s peak was an uphill climb of 3000ft over ~6 miles 😫 I was so glad to see this amazing site up here, it wasn’t on my map! The grass is soft and dry- a lovely change from the mossy/muddy experience in the Smoky Mountains.

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TravelerHiya! Just catching up on your posts! This is amazing. How are the stars????
3/25/25Reply
TravelerOften a clear sky with bright stars I think we get a new moon in a day or two… so the darkness will make it even more magical ❤️❤️
3/27/25Reply
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Cloudy Sunrise @ Mt Snowbird
March 26, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
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Tree Wisdom pt4
March 26, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often." - Winston Churchill
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Passing through Max Patch
March 26, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Large grassy knoll with amazing views- soooo windy, I almost fell over more than once.
Traveler Very sound advice!
3/28/25Reply
TravelerYeah- this little park had some spunk
3/28/25Reply
TravelerHopefully you avoided rattlesnakes.
3/29/25Reply
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Fungus Among Us…
March 26, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
These are HUGE!
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Backwoods Pedicure
March 26, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
In the middle of the day I took a little break at stream crossing to pay some attention to my well-deserving feet. A little soak in the cold water- some exfoliation with sandy soil. And a mini-massage. Finishing off with a fresh pair of socks. This might be something I do again in the future!Read more
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What’s Up? Terrifying Rock Spirits?
March 26, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Um, what?? I can’t even explain, I was actually taking a photo of something else but when I was looking more closely at the photos later that evening I noticed this!‽?
TravelerSorry not sure what I’m looking at
3/29/25Reply
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🌜Bluff Mountain- primitive camping
March 26, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
It was cloudy this morning but I still did my best to watch the sunrise while I broke down camp at Mt Snowbird’s peak. It was a long day of hiking in a variety of terrain- beautiful weather and some excellent views! Highlights today included Max Patch- a large grassy knoll with 360°views, an impromptu backwoods pedicure, and now camping for the night on the peak of Bluff Mountain. At 4680ft elevation you would think there would be an amazing view but here the trees are the view. Happy to have some protection from the wind, to be honest.

18(!) miles of hiking today, landing at AT mile 264.5Read more
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Daybreak
March 27, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 1 °C
Woke up well rested and ready to roll downhill to Hot Springs NC, hoping to make it there in time for lunch at their famous diner!
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Well said!
March 27, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
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Entering Hot Springs NC
March 27, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
What’s up with the people on this commemorative plaque? They look so miserable? Hot Spring NC is a cute little town, recently hit hard by flooding during Hurricane Helene. The Appalachian Trail marches right down the sidewalk through the main street. I’m planning to stay in a historic inn there this evening.👏Read more
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🌜Elmer’s Sunnybank Inn
March 27, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Short day, by design. About 11 miles descending into Hot Springs NC. My plan was to get up early and make it to the town’s diner by lunch. Nailed it!

Next: find accommodations- Nailed it! “Elmer’s” is the oldest building in town (1840) and the owner was an AT through-hiker in his youth. Very friendly bohemian vibe here. Feel lucky to experience this place.

https://thetrek.co/meet-hostel-sunnybank-inn-ho…

Finally some provisions… and I was covered there too. Great outfitter store and some local grocery stores to weigh me down for the next couple miles😅

Only bummer is that I was planning to actually experience the hot springs here…. But the town had a lot of hurricane damage last year so many businesses are not fully operational yet. The hot springs spa/resort is only open weekends now and is still rebuilding- so reservations are very much needed weeks in advance 😩 I’ll have to plan for next time!

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Traveler Gotta pay the bills! Working in the garden out back. First real wifi in 12 days
3/28/25Reply
Traveler (I did not take this photo)
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Sandy riverbank hike
March 28, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
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Mysterious dammed pond
March 28, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Not sure why it is here… a large pond was created by damming up an area between two ridgelines. it is stocked with large fish apparently. The water seems stagnant but it’s definitely fed by a spring. They say there is a treasure at the bottom guarded by a large turtle??🐢 next time bring scuba gear!Read more
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🌜Primitive Camping near AT 288.6
March 28, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
I enjoyed a slow start to the day,.. gently waking up to songbirds, repacking my bag and leaving the hostel/inn. I met a lot of super nice folks there who I saw on trail throughout the day. Before setting a foot in the woods I got a big plate of hash brown potatoes at the diner with other hikers, and start to walk out of Hot Springs. The initial mile or so was a bit of a reality check along the sandy shoreline of the river there that flooded so badly during Hurricane Helene. There were demolition crews at work and few sad stories to interpret via abandoned homes, vehicles, etc.

The trail changed quickly once leaving the riverbank: steep, rocky, arid. There were some interesting views of Hot Springs from the hill approaching “Lover’s Leap”.

About 4 miles in I discovered a “dammed pond” of uncertain purpose. The water was pretty gross.

5 miles in there was trail magic with some cold drinks and people to chat with.

I finished the day with 13.4 miles of hiking at a mediocre site , it’s a little slanted and rocky but is was getting tired and daylight was waning… so this will be good enough! Hammock feels awesome and my pack will be 6oz lighter once I finish dinner 😋

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Southern Cookie Lady
March 29, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Early in the day I arrived at a famous landmark: The Southern Cookie Lady. Very kind and hospitable. Her home is an amazing oasis just a few steps from the AT. No cookies for me but I had a nice chat with her and refilled my water. Amazing person- she’s been doing this for years apparently.Read more
I think there's a northern cookie lady in MA or VT - you'll meet her soon enough! [Whale]
4/1/25Reply
TravelerHot tip! I need to send her some vegan recipes 😂😂
4/2/25Reply
TravelerI love there being a whole AT world I know nothing about.
4/21/25Reply
TravelerRight? I’m learning quickly. There is tons of jargon, etc
4/21/25Reply
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300
March 29, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Amazing views from the Big Firescald Knob ridge, and this is also where northbound hikers hit mile #300!
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Spring - is trying its best!
March 29, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
These tiny flowers are starting to pop out in sunny patches
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Huge Split Boulder
March 29, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
12-20 feet tall! Just turned a corner and there it was!
Traveler Impressive!
3/31/25Reply
TravelerOooo sacred stones!! Did they have a message for you?
3/31/25Reply
TravelerConsider how we’re the same rather than emphasizing the differences!
4/5/25Reply
TravelerLove it
4/7/25Reply
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funny trail name
March 29, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
I thought this was a shortcut to avoid some boulder climbs however “Big Butt” is actually the name of the mountain I was on 😂😂
Traveler🙈
3/31/25Reply
Need this bespoke sign hanging in my kitchen! [Whale]
4/1/25Reply
Traveler😂😂
4/2/25Reply
TravelerLOL
4/21/25Reply
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Major Helene Destruction
March 29, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌩️ 15 °C
This spot was a powerful reminder of how damaging Hurricane Helene was to this region. 😳
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🌜Flint Mountain Shelter
March 29, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Beautiful day of hiking, covering a lot of ground: total of 20.2 miles! Highlights included the “Southern Cookie Lady”, hitting trail mile 300, a mysterious and stagnant sink hole with struggling minnows, spring making an appearance (flowers!) a huge split boulder, hurricane valley, and pushing ahead to make it to a shelter with storms a brewing 😩 and the last chance to be dry before several rainy days ahead. ☔️🌧️⛈️🌦️🌧️⛈️☔️
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Fungus among us
March 30, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
These are the ones that explode with a “smoke” containing spores! Love them!
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Storm/fog rolling in
March 30, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
As I approached the end of the hike today it got really foggy and misty
TravelerI love a good fog. Miss you
3/31/25Reply
Traveler😘😘 fog is the best! Miss you too! Thanks for following!!
3/31/25Reply
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Spooky tree
March 30, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Looks like it might be chasing me in my dreams
TravelerVery spooky
3/31/25Reply
TravelerKind of looks like a mummer dance, right‽
4/1/25Reply
TravelerYeh
4/1/25Reply
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