So I was just killing time and drifted over to YouTube. There I saw "Julie's Appalachian Trail Vlog #4: Woody Gay to Hiawassee," which was published today. Standard fare until 11:25 minutes into the video and then she shows this.
Frozen shoes.PNG
Those shoes are frozen solid and she says, stuck together. Looks like the fun is raging out there for the thru-hikers.
By the way, it appears "Trail Magic" is still going strong on the trail. The video showed a big hiker feed at Mountain Crossings (Neel Gap) with a band playing, too.