I'm in Myrtle Beach.. I mean Gatlinburg... getting ready to start the MST trail in the morning. My wife and I set a goal of hiking this trail together and finishing it within 5 years.
Spent the day taking a compass / topomap class and enjoyed that too. I learn so much better in a classroom setting than trying to teach myself from a book. I think I know enough now to try some first grade bushwhacking in Cherokee Natl' Forest when I get back home.