Buzzard Breath":2f7ybocx said:
Cool trip. How in the world did you skip that section? Drop down into Elkmont before getting to Clingman's? I bet the temps were nice and cool while you were there.
Crazy story but what happened was I started feeling sick around Rocky Top so I decided to hike down into Gatlinburg via Goshenprong Trail. I got into some real bad "skeeters" at Fontana and of course my mind started wandering and I was thinking I had west nile or some death diseases and I didnt want to die on the mountain.
So instead of hiking the 2.2 miles on the Clingmans Dome and hitching a ride down I decided the most logical thing to do was hike to Gatlinburg, yes that was a long walk down.
Two days later I went to a walk in clinic and they tested me for the flue, someone how I caught type B flue. Relieved because I wasnt going to die from West Nile, yet confused because how in the heck did I catch the flue in July hiking alone 90% of the time[emoji53]
Once feeling better I started back at I-40 and hiked back towards Clingmans, which left me that little 2.2 mile section untouched...
Yes, I am the moron that hiked up from Fontana and up from I-40 into the Smokies, like Tred Barta I do it the hard way.
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