Three miles from the mountain top camp the trail gives you two options: Big Firescald Knob (rocky and strenuous) or a 1.5 mile bypass. In order to have the full AT experience I choose the Big Firescald Knob. 1.5 miles of climbing and crawling over wet rocks and boulders on the sheer face of a mountain. I would have taken pictures but the fog was so thick you could only see a few yards in front of you. Unbelievable! Quite the rush. Took almost two hours to scramble over the rocks.
After Big Firescald Knob the trail follows an old road bed for several miles. You pass several grave sites and small cemeteries. Although this is National Forest now, you realize that people lived and farmed here. Must have been a difficult life for a very sturdy people.
Passed the 300 mile mark at mid afternoon. Want to make Erwin TN by Saturday. Will take another zero day.
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