200 miles

Just hit another milestone, and am sitting a few miles over 200 :) Feels so good.

I'm hiking through the Great Smoky Mountains this week, and let me tell you, it is incredible up here. We were supposed to get a crazy storm, but luckily, the only rain we got was at night. Hiking has been a little rough, as far as terrain is concerned, and I pulled my first 17+ mile day the other day.

Got new boots about a week or so ago, and they have made a world of difference - no more blisters, hiking is so much easier, and my knee even feels better. Makes hiking so much more enjoyable.

Gatlingburg tonight, some amazing food and beer, can't wait :) Then back out to finish the Smokies tomorrow and knock out another 100 miles, w00t!

The trip has been so amazing so far. I keep meeting so many incredible people. And everyone out here is so generous. We all share everything, trade food, everyone is really nice. I even got popcorn on the trail the other night! (Which, btw, was **amazing**)

More photos have been uploaded, sorry there aren't more, but the weather has been so foggy and gross that my camera has stayed hidden away.

Oh, also, my phone died, so if anyone called or texted in the last week or so, I didn't get it, and might not at all. Feel free to drop me an email, leave me comments here, comment on photos, etc :) I'll hopefully be back on a computer in another week!

Miss all you guys!