Fontana Dam, NC to Gatlinburg, TN

Alright! We've made it into our 3rd state and we've also broken 200 miles on the trail!! We're about half way done with the smokies but had to get out and come to town to resupply. It also was an awful day weather wise so that really doesn't help us run back out to the trail! Its becoming more and more awkward to stay in a town over night. It always feels a lot longer than a night or day. We've really been motivated to stay on path. We're still behind schedule a little bit but we're catching up with ourselves. We should be in Hot Springs on the 30th instead of the 28th but we're figuring that out tonight :)

I also realized that sometimes I make this sound a little too glamerous, so just so ya know... I had some crazy blisters about the 2nd week, tho I have manage to go without them since. Eric's feet have been good this whole time. We stink something awful, haha! My new pack fits amazing so no more complaints in the back department. We're having to redo our food plans because neither of us are getting enough calories or fat or protein... so I tend to get cranky late in the day :(

Of course there's some bad, but it certainly hasn't outweighed our good! We continuously meet new people who are almost always worth meeting. The scenery has been incredible and one of these days I'll figure out how to load pictures to this thing! The Smokies (while incredibly hard) have by far been some of the most breath-taking views yet. Those long climbs are worth it!

Well, its time to do some laundry and lay in a bed!! I'll try to update again in Hot Springs if not before!