{"id":339,"date":"2014-05-08T19:52:23","date_gmt":"2014-05-08T23:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hnatow.com\/wordpress-happytrails\/?p=339"},"modified":"2014-05-08T19:52:23","modified_gmt":"2014-05-08T23:52:23","slug":"day-23-allen-gap-to-devil-fork-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hnatow.com\/happytrails\/?p=339","title":{"rendered":"Day 23 – Allen Gap to Devil Fork Gap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today was another hot and summery day down here with temperatures in the 80’s. That makes it a little tougher going. Despite not having any major summits again, we had some interesting sights nonetheless. We climbed a rocky knob called Big Firescald Knob that was very reminiscent of Pennsylvania with how rocky the terrain was. It reminded me a bit of the AT section off 309 from Knife’s Edge to Bear Rocks for the AT hikers from PA. <\/p>\n

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Scramble up to Big Firescald<\/p><\/div>\n

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Yea that's the trail<\/p><\/div>\n

The 360 views from the narrow cliff on the Knob were fantastic. <\/p>\n

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Looking down into Tennessee<\/p><\/div>\n

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North Carolina side from Knob<\/p><\/div>\n

The other cool highlight was a spot called Bald Ridge that was about a mile or so long meadow. It generated some nostalgia\/deja vu for me for being a little kid…(for those in the fam, I think maybe it kind of reminded me of a huge version of the meadows on Uncle Wal’s farm?) Whatever it was, it was super cool and yet another good surprise from this trail.<\/p>\n

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Looking back on Bald Ridge<\/p><\/div>\n

We finished up with a little over 20 miles for the day and camped stealthily on a ridge above the trail near this gap. Tomorrow looks pretty tough and we might get some rain in the afternoon, so it should be interesting as usual. <\/p>\n

Vital stats :<\/strong>
\nMood – relaxed
\nPhysical state – tired, but good
\nSmell – delicate hint of old mayonnaise
\nSong stuck in my head – Theme song from Family Matters (I don’t even know how this sort of thing happens…)<\/p>\n

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