Well, we are back on the trail after taking off to Asheville for a bit. Tuesday was St. Patty’s day, we hiked 6 miles out to a road in Fontana Dam and Topo’s girlfriend, Whitney, drove up about an hour and a half to Asheville.Sound Tribe Sector 9, 
my favorite band, just happened to be playing in Asheville, so we all went out to the show. When we got to town, we dropped Giggles off to hang out with her boyfriend, Dalton, and then we went to Topo’s sister’s house. We were lucky to have a sunny day because we were able to lay all of our wet gear out to dry in the sun. I hung out with Topo and his sister, until Korinne and a few others from Charleston came and picked me up on their way into town. We went to a hotel downtown, and then we went out to see Sound Tribe. Korinne brought me some clean, cotton, non-camping clothes to wear while I was not hiking for a few days. That was awesome! We chowed down on some delicious Mexican food on the way to the show. The STS9 show was great fun. I saw a lot of people I knew from Charleston and from Boone. After the show, Noah got into town! We hung out for a little while than I got to sleep in a real bed! Wednesday was our first day of no hiking, or a thru-hikers call it, a “zero- day”….and it was awesome. I woke up on the early side and it was an absolutely gorgeous out, so Noah and I walked around Asheville all day. We also ate at my favorite Asheville restaurant, Tupelo Honey Café. I had candies ginger cornbread with peach butter and grilled cheese (with goat cheese and havarti) and the best tomato soup ever! It was a wonderfully satisfying and awesome meal. After lunch, we just relaxed for the afternoon and than at sushi and Thai food for dinner…mmmmmmmm! I was tired, so we just took it easy for the rest of the night while Korinne and my other friends went to the show. Then this morning we left Asheville around 9:00 am to drive back to the trail, right where we left off. Today we entered Smoky Mountain National Park and hiked about 11 miles. It was sunny all day until about 4:30 pm, then the rains came pouring down on us. Luckily, there was room for us in the shelter, so we managed to stay fairly dry. The day off was nice and much needed, but it feels great to be back on the AT. We met a bunch of cool people in the shelter tonight and saw some people we already knew. This shelter is nice because it is big, sleeps 14 and has a covered cooking area and a stone fireplace inside the sleeping areas. A man named JD, his son (a 5th grader named “Close Call” and one of JD’s students (an 8th grader named “Bad Punster”) have been keeping the fire going all evening…..pretty nice for this damp, cold, night. Tomorrow is supposed to be pleasant for which we are grateful. We are going to hike about 12 miles further into the Smokies. Good night.
my favorite band, just happened to be playing in Asheville, so we all went out to the show. When we got to town, we dropped Giggles off to hang out with her boyfriend, Dalton, and then we went to Topo’s sister’s house. We were lucky to have a sunny day because we were able to lay all of our wet gear out to dry in the sun. I hung out with Topo and his sister, until Korinne and a few others from Charleston came and picked me up on their way into town. We went to a hotel downtown, and then we went out to see Sound Tribe. Korinne brought me some clean, cotton, non-camping clothes to wear while I was not hiking for a few days. That was awesome! We chowed down on some delicious Mexican food on the way to the show. The STS9 show was great fun. I saw a lot of people I knew from Charleston and from Boone. After the show, Noah got into town! We hung out for a little while than I got to sleep in a real bed! Wednesday was our first day of no hiking, or a thru-hikers call it, a “zero- day”….and it was awesome. I woke up on the early side and it was an absolutely gorgeous out, so Noah and I walked around Asheville all day. We also ate at my favorite Asheville restaurant, Tupelo Honey Café. I had candies ginger cornbread with peach butter and grilled cheese (with goat cheese and havarti) and the best tomato soup ever! It was a wonderfully satisfying and awesome meal. After lunch, we just relaxed for the afternoon and than at sushi and Thai food for dinner…mmmmmmmm! I was tired, so we just took it easy for the rest of the night while Korinne and my other friends went to the show. Then this morning we left Asheville around 9:00 am to drive back to the trail, right where we left off. Today we entered Smoky Mountain National Park and hiked about 11 miles. It was sunny all day until about 4:30 pm, then the rains came pouring down on us. Luckily, there was room for us in the shelter, so we managed to stay fairly dry. The day off was nice and much needed, but it feels great to be back on the AT. We met a bunch of cool people in the shelter tonight and saw some people we already knew. This shelter is nice because it is big, sleeps 14 and has a covered cooking area and a stone fireplace inside the sleeping areas. A man named JD, his son (a 5th grader named “Close Call” and one of JD’s students (an 8th grader named “Bad Punster”) have been keeping the fire going all evening…..pretty nice for this damp, cold, night. Tomorrow is supposed to be pleasant for which we are grateful. We are going to hike about 12 miles further into the Smokies. Good night.
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