Hi!

So yes, it's been more than a week since I blogged here. I was on vacation in Asheville and Hot Springs, and I'll be posting all about that soon.

But for now, I'm doing the Smokies in one stretch with Early Bear. At the moment we're at a popular parking spot at Newfound Gap, where the road goes into Gatlinburg, receiving trail magic.

Perfect warmup for the 900 feet of climb coming up.