Okay, at the risk of showing my ignorance I'd like to ask a couple of questions. My wife and I are going to this area this weekend. We plan to arrive around mid day and hike south from Carvers gap to the Cloudland site and then back. My question on that is, is it fairly safe to leave a vehicle at Carvers Gap for a day hike like that? Then we'll spend the night at Mountain Harbour and get a shuttle back to the gap Saturday morning. We're going to spend the night at Overmountain shelter. My questions on that are: 1. Is there a place to hang my food bag (or do I even need to)? 2. Should I get away from the shelter to cook? I think I remember seeing pics of people cooking under the porch on TJ. It seems I know a little about these things but deep down I'm still a noobie. This will be the first time I've been able to get my wife to go with me and I really don't want to screw it up. Thanks in advance for your help.