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Appalachian Trail - Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee

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Springer Mountain, AT
Springer Mountain, AT
Overpacked at the Start
Overpacked at the Start
Benton MacKaye envisioned the Appalachian Trail.
Springer Mountain begins the journey north. You usually carry too much weight at the start.
Springer Mountain, AT
Springer Mountain, AT
Falls on Springer Mountain, AT
Falls on Springer Mountain, AT

View of Springer Mountain,AT, GA
View of Springer Mountain,AT, GA
Flame Azalea, GA, AT
Flame Azalea, GA, AT
 
Gooch Gap Shelter, GA, AT
Gooch Gap Shelter, GA, AT
Trillium, GA, AT
Trillium, GA, AT
The first shelters can be crowded. Gooch Gap can be an exception.
Suches Post Office, Mail Drop, GA, AT
Suches Post Office, Mail Drop, GA, AT
View, GA, AT
View, GA, AT
Mail drops provide supplies and encouragement from home.
Asleep on a rock
Asleep on a rock
View, GA, AT
View, GA, AT
 
View, GA, AT
View, GA, AT
Blood Mountain, GA, AT
Blood Mountain, GA, AT
Blood Mountain is one of the first mountains going north.
Blood Mountain, GA, AT
Blood Mountain, GA, AT
Resting, Blood Mountain , GA, AT
Resting, Blood Mountain , GA, AT
 
Shelter, Blood Mountain
Shelter, Blood Mountain
Sign for Blood Mountain
Sign for Blood Mountain
There is a stone shelter at the top
Neels Gap, GA, AT
Neels Gap, GA, AT
Neels Gap Building
Neels Gap Building
Neels Gap is the only place on the trail where it goes through a building.
View, GA, AT
View, GA, AT
Snail on the Trail, GA, AT
Snail on the Trail, GA, AT
 
Fungus on the Trail
Fungus on the Trail
Crossing from Georgia to North Carolina
Crossing from Georgia to North Carolina
Your go over 12 state boundaries. The Georgia-North Carolina one is the first.
Tree, NC, AT
Tree, NC, AT
View, NC, AT
View, NC, AT
 
View, NC, AT
View, NC, AT
Standing Indian Mountain, NC, AT
Standing Indian Mountain, NC, AT
Standing Indian Mountain is a long climb, but the views are great.
Trail to Standing Indian Mountain
Trail to Standing Indian Mountain
Standing Indian Mountain
Standing Indian Mountain
 
View from Standing Indian Mountain
View from Standing Indian Mountain
Sunset on Standing Indian Mountain
Sunset on Standing Indian Mountain
 
Standing Indian Mountain, NC, AT
Standing Indian Mountain, NC, AT
AT Sign, NC, AT
AT Sign, NC, AT
 
View, NC, AT
View, NC, AT
Lightweight Hikers, NC, AT
Lightweight Hikers, NC, AT
You may meet lightweight hikers, who carry 15 pounds or less on a three-day hike.
Sunset, NC, AT
Sunset, NC, AT
Turtle on the Trail
Turtle on the Trail
 
Wayah Bald, NC, AT
Wayah Bald, NC, AT
Wayah Bald, NC, AT
Wayah Bald, NC, AT
Balds offer gorgeous views.

Fungus on the Trail, NC, AT
Fungus on the Trail, NC, AT
Fontana Lake, NC, AT
Fontana Lake, NC, AT
You pass over Fontana Dam, which forms Fontana Lake.
Fontana Lake, NC, AT
Fontana Lake, NC, AT
View from Firetower, Great Smokies, AT
View from Firetower, Great Smokies, AT
Lots of views in the Great Smokies.
View from Firetower, Great Smokies, AT
View from Firetower, Great Smokies, AT
Entering the Great Smokies
Entering the Great Smokies
The Great Smoky National Park is the first restricted area you enter. You need a hiking permit to stay at the shelters.
View from the Great Smokies
View from the Great Smokies
Flowers, Great Smokies, AT
Flowers, Great Smokies, AT
 
View, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT
 
View, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT
Fungus, Great Smokies, AT
Fungus, Great Smokies, AT
 
View, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT
 
Fungus, Great Smokies, AT
Fungus, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT
 
View, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT
 
View, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT
Clingman's Dome, Great Smokies, AT
Clingman's Dome, Great Smokies, AT
Clingman’s Dome Ican be reached by a short hike up from a parking lot.
View, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT
 
View, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT
 
Destruction, Great Smokies, ATb
Destruction, Great Smokies, ATb
Flowers, Great Smokies, AT
Flowers, Great Smokies, AT
The trees are dying in the Great Smokies.
View, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT
Walking the LIne, Great Smokies, AT
Walking the LIne, Great Smokies, AT
The trail is on the North Carolina / Tennesses line. At points, you can easy tumble into either state.

View, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT
Hiker, Great Smokies, AT
Hiker, Great Smokies, AT
 
View, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT
Prepared Trail, Great Smokies, AT
Prepared Trail, Great Smokies, AT
 
View, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT
Great Smokies, AT
Great Smokies, AT
 
View, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT
Fungus, Great Smokies, AT
Fungus, Great Smokies, AT
 
Mushroom, Great Smokies, AT
Mushroom, Great Smokies, AT
Flower, Great Smokies, AT
Flower, Great Smokies, AT
 
Max Patch, NC, AT
Max Patch, NC, AT
Max Patch, NC, AT
Max Patch, NC, AT
Max Patch gives a 360 degree view. You need totake a panorama.
Max Patch, NC, AT
Max Patch, NC, AT
Max Patch, NC, AT
Max Patch, NC, AT
 
Max Patch, NC, AT
Max Patch, NC, AT
View, NC, AT
View, NC, AT
 
View, NC, AT
View, NC, AT
Flower, NC, AT
Flower, NC, AT
 
Roadway Crossing, NC,TN AT
Roadway Crossing, NC,TN AT
   

Links:

Appalachian Trail Conference

Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association (ALDHA)

Benton MacKaye

 


 

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