I waited out some of the bad weather running through the Smoky's in Gatlingburg, TN. Gatlingburg is a study in contrasts from life on the trail. Coming out of the national park you hit a traffic light and immediately enter a tourist boon town. The city itself reminds me of a busy New Jersey shore town boardwalk. Games of chance, dozens and dozens of T-shirt shops, miniature golf and funnel cake stands.The rain over the past two days and the warming temperatures helped a lot to knock down the snow and slush, but the trail was still very slick with compacted snow and frozen slush. Even still, it was easier to walk on and I was able to get in almost 16 miles. This was one of the better days I have had in the Smoky's so far as the sun was out most of the day.
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