We finally have a great computer with a SD drive, so this blog will be mostly pictures!! So sweet. We are currently in Damascus now for Trail Days, which is this awesome festival for hikers. It's a great way to catch up with other hikers who we have passed or who have passed us on the trail. Today is our first actual zero day, which means that we're not hiking any miles on the trail today. It feels weird not to be walking, but we're excited to have some time to update the blog with pictures:)
We've been camping in some beautiful spots!
Many of the hostels along the AT are quite unique! This one had a cat, which decided to sleep on Amanda's jacket all afternoon:) At night they are excellent mice catchers!
This is the tree that marks the GA to NC border.
Amanda decided to chill out on top of a bald. We were two miles from camp, but we needed a break. Becky jumped around saying "It's so pretty" three or four times and took tons of pics, but they don't do it justice.
Becky decided to sleep in the sun during a lunch break on top of one of the fire towers.
Another beautiful spot in the Smoky Mountains.
Amanda eats tuna. Yikes:) After 5 years as a hard core vegetarian, she has decided to become "mostly vegetarian" for the AT.
We've been having some interesting wildlife encounters. Still no bears, but hanging bear bags are still not easy! It usually ends up with us cursing our third grade PE teachers for not teaching us how to throw well, LOL. However we're improving ever so gradually. Also, we saw two copperheads the other day. Becky saw the first one and jumped off the trail. While Becky was taking a picture, Amanda kept walking, talking some science about copperheads, and nearly ran over a second snake. She was not expecting two snakes in a row, haha.
In order to finish before Becky goes back to grad school, we're increasing our miles to 20 miles a day. So we'll let you know how that goes in the next blog! Gotta go, we've been on the computer too long...
Best,
Amanda and Becky
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