Another cold morning at Blue Mountain Shelter, but I’m trying to embrace the chill that we will be experiencing for the next few days. I knew I was planning another conservative 8-mile hiking day, but I was getting a little bored with arriving at camp so early in the day.
Detour to Town
Two other hikers and I decided to hike 2 miles from Blue Mountain Shelter to Unicoi Gap and take the free shuttle into Hiawassee, …
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