Yeah, I had a backpacking dog for 15 years and so we never ventured into the Smokies either. That's a wonderful dog you've got. I'm waiting for June to pull my next Yellow Creek Mountain trail hike.
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Working, like a lot of us.
Okay, it's time to update my Faces Seen on the BMT thread---
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This would be Mother Teresa, Momma Goose and Jet Lag on the BMT near Hangover Mt in NC.
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Here is Sgt Rock and Hog on Ice on the new reroute of the BMT over Bob Bald.
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This is Hikerboy pulling his thruhike and we meet on Haoe Peak near Hangover Mt.
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Another thruhiker---named Way Finder---heading down to Cold Spring Gap.
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BMT backpackers Bob and Cathy above Big Fat Gap in Elysium Fields.
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I meet these BMT thruhikers on the Nichols Cove trail and heading to Yellowhammer Gap and Tapoco Lodge. They are Cruise Control and Roll Around.
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The first backpacker I see after 10 days on the trail is Josh, pulling a BMT section hike and coming off Hangover Mt.
Wrap it up with these recent BMT hikers---
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I run into Caribou pulling a January 2018 thruhike as he pulls thru Cold Spring Gap.
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Greenleaf and Apple Pie are pulling a cold thruhike and pass by my camp and tell me it's 10F.
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On my last trip I'm backpacking State Line Ridge between Sandy Gap and Sled Runner Gap and run into BMT thruhiker Tim aka Barnacle.
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Near Six Mile Gap on the BMT I run into these section hikers, Monarch and Food Bank.
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Finally, on Cantrell Mt I run into these 11 BMT section hikers pulling a 50 mile section from Mud Gap to Childers Creek---and all from a summer camp in Ohio.
and since the post before this last one is from Sgt. Rock-----where has he been lately?
hope all is well with him...
Last I heard he remarried and spends alot of time riding his Harley . . . but I could be wrong.
Okay, I have a few more backpacking pics to add to my Faces On The BMT---
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This is Plug It In---I saw him just south of Cold Spring Gap and he's pulling 20-23 mile days.
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This is BMT section hiker Sean coming off Whiggs Meadow. I see him right after seeing Plug It In.
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The third BMT thruhiker I see (on the same day!) is U-Turn who's pulling the Pinhoti north from Alabama and hooking onto the BMT. This is also near Whiggs Meadow.
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And finally in May 2019 I see these BMT thruhikers---Root Boy and Fiddlehead.
It's time to update this BMT thread---
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Brad Gibson BMT Thru Hiker in July 2020 in Cold Spring Gap.
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Brad reassessing his hike after a bout of food poisoning.
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Brad packing up in Cold Spring Gap.
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Tango, a BMT section hiker I meet on Whiggs Meadow in September 2020.
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Prince Ali in Yellowhammer Gap above Tapoco Lodge in May 2021.
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Gumby with Prince Ali.
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Tom Tom, BMT Thru Hiker below Hangover Mt on BMT in May 2021.
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Jeff and Joe in Sled Runner Gap in June 2021---thruhiking the B Mac.
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Hanging out by Brookshire Creek near Sled Runner Gap, midway point of BMT.
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Jeff arranging his pack.
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Angela Morgan and friend in Naked Ground Gap in December 2021---BMT section hikers.
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Tick Tock and Cookie heading up to Whiggs Meadow on BMT thruhike and pulling 22 mile days. May 2022.
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Olga and Blueberry at Fish Hatchery on southbound thruhike.
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Jared "Beast" having a rough day on State Line Ridge, May 2022.
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Calling his wife for "rescue" on Tellico River by fish hatchery.
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BMT thruhiker Spitfire in Sled Runner Gap, May 2022.
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And finally, Dad Bod and Aly in Six Mile Gap, May 2022.
Update as of December 2022---
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Meg and Madison in Cold Spring Gap on the BMT.
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Oats leaving Bob Bald in a group of 5 B Mackers.
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Momma Bear near Bob Bald.
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Zig Zag leaving Naked Ground Gap.