🌜Primitive Camping @ Mt Snowbird🌄
25. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 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 trailLes mer
Cloudy Sunrise @ Mt Snowbird
26. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
Tree Wisdom pt4
26. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often." - Winston Churchill
Passing through Max Patch
26. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Large grassy knoll with amazing views- soooo windy, I almost fell over more than once.
Fungus Among Us…
26. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
These are HUGE!
Backwoods Pedicure
26. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 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 aLes mer
What’s Up? Terrifying Rock Spirits?
26. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 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!‽?
🌜Bluff Mountain- primitive camping
26. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 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 someLes mer
Daybreak
27. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ 🌙 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!
Well said!
27. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Entering Hot Springs NC
27. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 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 TrailLes mer
🌜Elmer’s Sunnybank Inn
27. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 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!Les mer
Sandy riverbank hike
28. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Mysterious dammed pond
28. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 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 aLes mer
🌜Primitive Camping near AT 288.6
28. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 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. BeforeLes mer
Southern Cookie Lady
29. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 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 chatLes mer
300
29. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Amazing views from the Big Firescald Knob ridge, and this is also where northbound hikers hit mile #300!
Spring - is trying its best!
29. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
These tiny flowers are starting to pop out in sunny patches
Huge Split Boulder
29. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
12-20 feet tall! Just turned a corner and there it was!
funny trail name
29. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 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 😂😂
Major Helene Destruction
29. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ 🌩️ 15 °C
This spot was a powerful reminder of how damaging Hurricane Helene was to this region. 😳
🌜Flint Mountain Shelter
29. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 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 strugglingLes mer
Fungus among us
30. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
These are the ones that explode with a “smoke” containing spores! Love them!
Storm/fog rolling in
30. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
As I approached the end of the hike today it got really foggy and misty
Spooky tree
30. mars 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Looks like it might be chasing me in my dreams

























































ReisendeHiya! Just catching up on your posts! This is amazing. How are the stars????
ReisendeOften 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 ❤️❤️