The Smokies have given me a new respect for climbs and descents. I see the younger crowd eating them up, but for those of us in the older crowd, the stress and strain on various parts of the body become much more prevalent in the Smokies. I have to keep remembering that they graded the Appalachian Trail just for hikers, not bicycles nor pack animals. However, it does look to me like there are pack animal trails that use some of the backcountry shelters in the Smokies accessing them from other trails that intersect. …
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