Leaving Gatlinburg
On the morning of the 20th day on trail, Cody and I woke up after sleeping in from a very good night of sleep. Breakfast at the hotel was first on the agenda. Each of us slowly trickled down to the lobby and loaded up on waffles and sausage and cereal and fruit. Three of the guys were planning to take a zero in town but Cody, Billy Goat, and I arranged a shuttle back to Newfound Gap. …
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