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    Quote Originally Posted by -Rush- View Post
    I'm heading out in late October and have planned 8 days from Fontana to Standing Bear with a zero in Gatlinburg. It can certainly be done faster, but the point of this hike is smiles.. not miles.
    A day in gatlinburg would not leave me smiling. Its not a trail town, its a spectacle of all that is wrong with americans , imo. It depresses me. If I had been on trail 2 weeks, maybe id look forward to it, 2 days? No.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MuddyWaters View Post
    A day in gatlinburg would not leave me smiling. Its not a trail town, its a spectacle of all that is wrong with americans , imo. It depresses me. If I had been on trail 2 weeks, maybe id look forward to it, 2 days? No.
    +1!!! When my kids were little we occasionally stayed in G-burg and they had fun, but I kind of hated it. I just don't see the attraction when you can rent a cabin 20 miles West in Townsend and spend days tubing the river in a quiet spot without all the hoopla.
    “He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.” –Socrates

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    Quote Originally Posted by MuddyWaters View Post
    A day in gatlinburg would not leave me smiling. Its not a trail town, its a spectacle of all that is wrong with americans , imo. It depresses me. If I had been on trail 2 weeks, maybe id look forward to it, 2 days? No.
    I know what you mean, but I'm headed there to meet some friends, grab a steak, and enjoy some fine spirits.
    "Though I have lost the intimacy with the seasons since my hike, I retain the sense of perfect order, of graceful succession and surrender, and of the bold brilliance of fall leaves as they yield to death." - David Brill

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    Quote Originally Posted by FL Grandma View Post
    We just did it in 6 days (four women ages 55-70). We thought we would have enjoyed it more with one more day, but it was definitely doable in that time.
    You guys inspired me to do the Smokies this year.

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    one day. run it. water break at Newfound gap. go sul. take the 4 state challenge a bit further.

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