My dad and I left our house the night before, and drove to NewFound Gap, so we could have an early start in the morning. Sleeping in the car was not exactly exciting or comfortable at all. We decided to…

We got up at 7, and had to start the day off with a good attitude. Today we had to climb Clingmans Dome, the highest mountain on the east of the Mississippi River and Appalachian Trail. We knew it was…

At 7 AM we got up well rested and ready to start our second day on the trail. In the beginning of the day we had a steep down to the next shelter. At the shelter we filled water, and…

My dad, his friend, and I left my house at 5:00 AM. We drove for about 2 hours to Fontana Dam. At Fontana Dam we got our bags on, and started our first hike in the Smoky Mountains. We were…

At 7 AM we got up and got ready to leave. I couldn’t wait to get back to “civilization”. We only had 10 more miles to Fontana Dam, and the goal was to get there by 1 PM. At 7:30…

We woke up at 7 AM and got ready to start hiking for the day. At 8 we continued our hike up the mountain. We had about 2 more miles up to the top. The hike up wasn’t so bad,…

We woke up very early, at 6:30 AM. We were hoping that we could accomplish the 2 miles we had missed the day before by 8 AM. After waking up we started packing and getting ready to leave. We decided…

At 7:30 AM we got up and started packing up. For breakfast we had another Indian dish called Upma (For this trip we packed lots of Indian food). At 8 AM we started our hike. Since we walked 20 miles…

It had been raining all night, and it was still raining when my dad and I got up. The forecast said it wasn’t going to stop until 10 AM. So that’s why we got up at 8:30 AM, we actually…

At 7 AM, on July 1, 2021, my dad and I left our house and started driving to Fontana Dam. On the way to Fontana Dam we ate an Egg and Cheese sandwich for breakfast. It was really good. Once…