We got up at 7 AM, packed our bags, and left the shelter by 7:45. We were running a little low on water, but it was alright since, it was going to be a short day, and we could fill up at other spots if we needed to. In the morning we had a small 2 mile down to Yellow Mountain Gap. At the gap there were many signs, telling about the Native Americans who used to live there. (pic below)
From there we had a gradual hike up Little Hump Mountain and then a hike up Hump Mountain, which were both balds. On the way up we saw deer prints which were very recent, from this morning! Since if it was from yesterday they would have been washed away. (pic below)
There were many fences on the hike which we didn’t know what they were for, but it probably was to keep out vehicles. The mountains were completely bald, so you could see the trail all the way up. The hikes up were somewhat long, and the trail wasn’t maintained too well, but they were beautiful and worth it. (pics below)
About 0.1 miles after Hump Mountain there was a landmark called Houston Ridge which also had a nice view (pic below)
From Hump Mt, we had 2.5 miles down to Doll Flats, which is where the trail turns fully into Tennessee, at mile 392.3. There were campsites there and there was a small group sitting there. (pic below)
Then we had 3 miles down to US 19E, and from the road we walked another 0.3 miles to Mountain Harbor. (pic below)
This ended our trip, along with Georgia, North Carolina, NC/TN border, and started our A.T. hike in Tennessee.
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