Sunday, March 23, 2008
The Smoky Mountains
I just finished a three day trek through the Smoky Mountains. It reminded me of life on El Camino in Spain. It is amazing how as much as I excercise i do daily, it still took my body a while to acclimate to all the climbing. I was carrying a 20lb pack and traversing many creeks and streams. The path often turned into streams and visa versa. My friends and I camped by a lovely stream, built a fire and cooked luxrious meals, by camping standards at least. I was a little hesitant, because there are a lot of black bears in the area. Each night we had to hang our food on a wire pully system set up at each of the campsites. Although we didn't run into any bears we saw some of their poop. Trust me tracking bear piles is indeed scary. In the end, however, we only ran into a small harmless snake, not very exciting. Well I have to go to work now, talk to you all soon.
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