The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the AT, is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. It is approximately 2,181 miles long. The path is maintained by 30 trail clubs and multiple partnerships,and managed by the National Park Service and the nonprofit Appalachian Trail Conservancy. The majority of the trail is in wilderness, although some portions do traverse towns and roads, and cross rivers. The Appalachian Trail is famous for its many hikers, some of whom, called thru-hikers, attempt to hike it in its entirety in a single season. Along the way, the trail passes through the states of Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Tennessee - 4/26

Looking at today's GPS location it looks like he is right on the Tennessee / North Carolina border. I received a package delivery confirmation from Fontana Dam that his package was delivered to him.  I'm expecting a return package this week with some more pictures and journal entries. He was also supposed to have new boots delivered to Fontana. 
He clocked in today at around 4:30.  Looking at the location he is right now at 4,800 feet of elevation.  This part of the trail is a long uphill climb out of the Fontana Lake valley.  He and his fellow hikers should be in the Smokey Mountain National Park by tomorrow.    
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