This is Luke typing from Dragon's Rest Cabins in Robbinsville, NC.
From Thursday in Franklin, Caleb and I have hiked 56 miles to Fontana Dam, NC (which is 163.7 miles up the trail). We met my dad there, who drove us to Robbinsville (about 30 minutes away). He has put us up in this cool cabin, bought our groceries, taken us to a Mexican Restaurant, and cooked us breakfast this morning. He has been awesome.
The trail has been pretty great, too. In these past few days, we have hiked with some cool people. We've met a Harvard student taking the semester off, a singer/keyboardist/guitarist whose semi-famous band just broke up (March to May?), and a guy who lost most of his family in a homicide. The people that the trail attracts is definitely an interesting crowd and it's been fun getting to know them a little better each mile.
Today, we set back off on the trail and will begin the Smokies. We are going to hike for about a week straight and will end up in Hot Springs, NC in about a week. Right now, I know my cousin, Stephen, is planning on meeting us Thursday and if anyone else from the Asheville area would like to meet us, then please let us know! Max Patch is an amazing part of the trail and there is parking right there next to the summit...
The weather has been awesome and we see amazing views everyday. Although we're in the woods everyday, I haven't forgotten how awesome the landscape is around us. It's awesome, and early signs of Spring are showing.
Caleb encountered a mountain he couldn't climb! Well he climbed it, but not in one swoop like he has done every other mountain. During uphill stretches, Caleb leads because he's quicker and I always follow behind. Late in the day, we came to a mountain that wasn't listed in our guidebooks (it was just north of Stecoah Gap) and Caleb died with about a quarter mile to go up the hill. This was huge news to us. No mountain had forced us to take a break up to that date, but this one did the trick. I told Caleb while we were resting that this was definitely news and was going up on the blog, so here it is...
Caleb needs to get on to put on some pictures and check e-mail so here he is...
We'll post again in a week from Hot Springs, NC...
Take it easy,
NoseHose
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