Grayson Highlands Inn - Amber's House in Mountain City, TN
Today should not have been a better day! After all the ups and downs recently I'm so thankful for a solid good say. I woke up feeling great after sleeping in a bed and Dennis made us a bomb breakfast before dropping us back off at Masie Gap around 10am.
The weather was beautiful and the terrain was gorgeous; Grayson Highlands is such a pretty place! We saw lots of ponies and of course had to take a ton of pony pictures.
Other than last weekend with my parents, the only time I've been to Grayson was on my 1st ever backpacking trip in college. It felt super nostalgic and made me proud of how far I've come.
Me, Good Job, Lady Bug, and Oats all crossed the 500 mile mark together and took pictures. Since we're going south we'd already fone well over 500 miles, but you can't pass up a photo opp.
As the day went on the views just kept getting prettier and prettier!! We met a section hiker named Headlight doing trail magic at Whitetop mountain and he was so excited to interact with thru hikers.
I hiked alone the rest of the day and felt so good. I reflected a lot on how much my mood fluctuates out here; the good days (like today) are so good and there's no doubt in my mind I'll reach Katahdin, but the bad days are so tough I want to get off trail ASAP. I hiked down to a road crossing where my 3rd cousin, Amber (who I've never met), picked me up, took me out to an all-you-can-eat buffet, and let me spend the night with her family.
Perfect end to a great day, really excited to see friends at Trail Days!
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