2014/4/16 Mile 222.4
Had a decent all you can eat breakfast at a local joint which was a nice way to start the day. All the roommates decided to take a zero day but I needed to keep going.
Packed up and wandered down to the NOC to see if there was any room on their free shuttle. No luck. Tried to hitch for a while but it was getting late in the day so I just found two other hikers and we split a cab.
Didn't start hiking until 1130. Getting out of the gap wasn't too bad in terms of terrain but the trail was pretty iced over which slowed me down. Luckily it was a clear day so I was finally getting rewarded with beautiful Smoky Mountain vistas. As usual none of the pictures come close to doing it justice. An added benefit was that, with the few downhills, my right knee was behaving better than it had in a while.
Made it to the shelter a little before 1800 and did the normal camp routine. Not full to the brim tonight. We expect temps in the 20's so everyone is bundled up pretty tight.
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