March 29: traveled 18.4 miles from Tri-Corner Knob to Standing Bear Farm, a hiker hostel in Hartford, TN.
It was a really cold night in the shelter and when I woke up, my boots, which were wet from trudging through the snow the day before, were frozen solid. When I jammed my feet into them they felt like cement and because there was no flex, I hiked the first 15 minutes flat footed like a robot.... The day started with a steep climb to 6000 feet and although it was chilly the air
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