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Springer Mountain, AT	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	Falls on Springer Mountain, AT
View of Springer Mountain,AT, GA	Flame Azalea, GA, AT
Gooch Gap Shelter, GA, AT	Trillium, GA, AT	The first shelters can be crowded. Gooch Gap can be an exception.
Suches Post Office, Mail Drop, GA, AT	View, GA, AT	Mail drops provide supplies and encouragement from home.
Asleep on a rock	View, GA, AT
View, GA, AT	Blood Mountain, GA, AT	Blood Mountain is one of the first mountains going north.
Blood Mountain, GA, AT	Resting, Blood Mountain , GA, AT
Shelter, Blood Mountain	Sign for Blood Mountain	There is a stone shelter at the top
Neels Gap, GA, AT	Neels Gap Building	Neels Gap is the only place on the trail where it goes through a building.
View, GA, AT	Snail on the Trail, GA, AT
Fungus on the Trail	Crossing from Georgia to North Carolina	Your go over 12 state boundaries. The Georgia-North Carolina one is the first.
Tree, NC, AT	View, NC, AT
View, NC, AT	Standing Indian Mountain, NC, AT	Standing Indian Mountain is a long climb, but the views are great.
Trail to Standing Indian Mountain	Standing Indian Mountain
View from Standing Indian Mountain	Sunset on Standing Indian Mountain
Standing Indian Mountain, NC, AT	AT Sign, NC, AT
View, 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	Turtle on the Trail
Wayah Bald, NC, AT	Wayah Bald, NC, AT	Balds offer gorgeous views.
Fungus on the Trail, NC, AT	Fontana Lake, NC, AT	You pass over Fontana Dam, which forms Fontana Lake.
Fontana Lake, NC, AT	View from Firetower, Great Smokies, AT	Lots of views in the Great Smokies.
View from Firetower, Great Smokies, AT	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	Flowers, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT	View, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT	Fungus, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT	View, Great Smokies, AT
Fungus, 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 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
Destruction, Great Smokies, ATb	Flowers, Great Smokies, AT	The trees are dying in the Great Smokies.
View, 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	Hiker, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT	Prepared Trail, Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT	Great Smokies, AT
View, Great Smokies, AT	Fungus, Great Smokies, AT
Mushroom, Great Smokies, AT	Flower, Great Smokies, 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	View, NC, AT
View, NC, AT	Flower, NC, AT
Roadway Crossing, NC,TN AT

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