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I think it is pretty extreme to skip the AT through the GSMNP because you don't want to sleep in a shelter.
What about minimizing impact and to avoid crowds? Is that a sufficient reason to skip the GSMNP-AT (or follow an alternate route--BMT--)
Is this extreme too?