IMG_4317 — M & K with AT plaque at Amicalola Falls SP
IMG_4318 — AT Plaque at Amicalola Falls
IMG_4319 — M & K at the base of the Springer Mountain approach trail, Amicalola Falls State Park GA
IMG_4320 — M & K at the base of the Springer Mountain approach trail, Amicalola Falls State Park GA
IMG_4321 — M & K at the base of the Springer Mountain approach trail, Amicalola Falls State Park GA
IMG_4322 — M & K at the base of the Springer Mountain approach trail, Amicalola Falls State Park GA
IMG_4323 — K at Amicalola Falls.
IMG_4324 — M & K on Springer Mountain
IMG_4325 — M & K on Springer Mountain
IMG_4328 — Springer plaque
IMG_4329 — AT & Benton Mackaye Trails
IMG_4330 — K hikes through rhododendron
IMG_4332 — M at Stover Creek Shelter, our first night out (after the Springer approach nearly killed us)
IMG_4333 — K & M at Long creek Falls
IMG_4334 — M at Long Creek Falls
IMG_4335 — K @ Horse Gap
IMG_4336 — Enjoyaing a meal at Gooch Mountain Shelter
IMG_4338 — our Tent at Gooch Mountain Shelter
IMG_4339 — Bear Cables at Gooch Mountain Shelter
IMG_4340 — K on Big Cedar Mountian
IMG_4341 — M & K on Blood Mountain
IMG_4342 — M & K on Blood Mountian
IMG_4345 — Blood Mountain Shelter
IMG_4346 — M at Blood Mountain Shetler
IMG_4347 — K keeps warm with the emergency blanket at Blood Mountain Shelter
IMG_4348 — K keeps warm with the emergency blanket at Blood Mountain Shelter
IMG_4349 — Walasi Yi Center at Neels Gap
IMG_4350 — Informational Sign at Neels Gap
IMG_4352 — Eating at Walasi-Yi
IMG_4353 — K & M enjoy our first all-you-can-eat of the trail! Spaghetti.
IMG_4354 — K & M enjoy our first all-you-can-eat of the trail! Spaghetti.
IMG_4355 — Weighing in on the pack scale at Neel's Gap
IMG_4356 — Weighing in on the pack scale at Neel's Gap
IMG_4357 — M and K with Matt, whom we hiked with for several days, enjoying a morning snack near a spring.
IMG_4358 — M the trail ninja. Balaclava from Mountain Crossings + Stick found near Stover Creek Shelter make for quite a costume.
IMG_4359 — M the trail ninja.
IMG_4360 — Campfire at Whitley Gap Shelter.
IMG_4361 — Windy campfire at Whitley Gap Shelter.
IMG_4362 — Breakfast at Whitley Gap Shelter w/ the Magi and Lee Boner.
IMG_4363 — K and Bonnie at Blue Mountain Shelter.
IMG_4364 — M, K and Bonnie at Blue Mountain Shelter.
IMG_4365 — K and M spread out their stuff in Blue Mountain Shelter (for the record, we're neither cooking nor eating in the shelter).
IMG_4368 — M stops to retie before a big climb at Unicoi Gap.
IMG_4370 — the view from Tray Mountain Shelter.
IMG_4371 — Apparrently "Swag" is another word for "gap" or "notch".
IMG_4372 — M with a southern delicacy: fresh boiled peanuts from a roadside farmstand (pronounced "bolld p-nuts")
IMG_4373 — K on the porch swing at Cloud 9 Hostel in Hiawassee, GA.
IMG_4374 — Wonder, Mala, and M at Cloud 9 Hostel in Hiawassee, GA.
IMG_4375 — Fran and Mala with the vehicle at Cloud 9 Hostel in Hiawassee, GA.
IMG_4376 — the treehouse at Cloud 9 Hostel in Hiawassee, GA.
IMG_4377 — Cloud 9 Hostel in Hiawassee, GA.
IMG_4378 — Cloud 9 Hostel in Hiawassee, GA.
IMG_4379 — K and M with owner Fran at Cloud 9 Hostel in Hiawassee, GA.
IMG_4380 — M and K at Dick's Creek Gap.
IMG_4382 — Campfire at tentsite near Rich Cove Gap.
IMG_4384 — Tent and Bearline at Rich Cove Gap.
