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Big Butt meadows

Will add costs but fly into Asheville or TriCities from ATL, shuttle to trail, and shuttle back to airport.

Always recommended to walk to your car.

Park at NaturesInn near Sams Gap or Johnnys in Erwin - Add mileage to Erwin, or shuttle into Erwin from Sams Gap.
Reverse trip and park at Standing Bear.
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I didn't hike the Way or the Ring. But I did stop in Kenmare for a couple hours and Killarney for overnight while on a bus tour in 2023. Definite tourist friendly towns.

Killarney NP is kind of...

NC/TN/SW VA weather - Rays Weather
GaiaGPS for day hike tracking
PeakFinder - Monutain Peak overlays
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Avenza offline maps
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Pulled from GHSP trail guide.

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From what I hearing on the boards and RamDino's channel, some early-thrus are bypassing the Smokies due to snow still on the trail. Potential for heavy blowdowns as well (nothing confirmed).

Taba just published his very detailed trail guide from his 2023 Pinhoti hike
thru-hiker.us

Bama section - It can be hot and humid to stormy to cool nights

Don't bump uglies in or in earshot of shelters.

Verizon PrePaid Global Calling plan-
https://www.verizon.com/plans/prepaid/international-global-calling/

From what I can tell, the clause you found is for the standard VZ prepaid plans. The...

I almost had to utilize my travel insurance for my trip to Ireland/Scotland due to a severe flight delay and a couple people in our group getting COVID within the first couple days.

It wouldn't be...

it's one of the options on the table as a future possibility.

Glad to hear that there is still some interest in getting another shelter in the area.

If something can be rebuilt on the grounds, it would be interesting to have a pole shed type shelter with a...

The existing privy will remain until its use is exhausted, and will be the last. The area has extensively rocky sub-surface. Finding additional privy pits has not been easy in the last couple digs....

Confirmed with my maintainer contacts.

https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2023/11/13/appalachian-trail-landmark-overmountain-shelter-barn-to-be-torn-down/71532989007/

There are definitely some early birds that trudge thru winter.

Always heard of stories of hikers taking refuge in the Newfound Gap restrooms during heavy snowfall in the Smokies.

I am working on Segment 3 right now. I am up to Bent Creek Gap west of Asheville. East ways I just need to go Craggy Garden entrance to Rattlesnake Lodge, Graybead to Glassmine overlooks, Buncomble...

I heard of hikers running into bears without incident north of US421 earlier this year.

Dates may changed, times are usually regular. However, this year has been wild for the ferry.

Reach out to Greg
https://whiteblaze.net/forum/kennebec-ferry.php

I had a friend take a group up to Black Balsam/Art Loeb area beginning this week.

Ran into at least 20 Nobo thrus at Dragons Tooth/Catawba last weekend.

With how much traffic is on the AT now compared to say just 10 years ago, its grown dramatically in numbers.

Shelters are nice if you are needing to get out of bad weather. Heard stories of late...

Take the Marta to North Springs station then shuttle.

Funny how the National Forest of NC site just has a Bear Aware alert - Recommends bear canister use. But no mention of the order.