While racking up zero days to restore my health before pushing on, I have time to upload some of my favorite photos from the trail. A couple shots may have been posted in other channels before but the majority haven't been shared.
 
              
              
                
                  
                  A morning at Derrick Knob Shelter
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Clingmans Dome sunrise
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Another Clingmans Dome sunrise
 
              
              
                
                  
                  And… another Clingmans Dome sunrise
 
              
              
                
                  
                  And finally, a Clingmans Dome sunrise shot
 
              
              
                
                  
                  A brotherhood pic at Clingmans Dome
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Breakfast stop after a night hike for the sunrise
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Personal record for beard length
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Notorious B straight up chillin at Mt Collins
 
              
              
                
                  
                  A resident of Charlies Bunion
 
              
              
                
                  
                  A sweet Charlies Bunion view
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Another sweet Charlies Bunion view
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Yet Another super sweet Charlies Bunion view
 
              
              
                
                  
                  And now for a Charlies Bunion view
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Notorious B on Charlies Bunion
 
              
              
                
                  
                  The AT in the GSMNP
 
              
              
                
                  
                  AT running alongside the ridge
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Epic trail weather
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Just wow
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Views from the ridge along the AT in the northern Smokies
 
              
              
                
                  
                  More sic ridge views
 
              
              
                
                  
                  “Peter Pan Squach” arrives just in time at Max Patch
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Thru hikers take in an unforgettable sunset on Max Patch
 
              
              
                
                  
                  A Max Patch night
 
              
              
                
                  
                  A Max Patch night 2
 
              
              
                
                  
                  A Max Patch night 3
 
              
              
                
                  
                  A Max Patch night 4
 
              
              
                
                  
                  The night sky over Max Patch
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Star gazing out of my tent
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Morning
 
              
              
                
                  
                  First light over camp
 
              
              
                
                  
                  More first light
 
              
              
                
                  
                  So sweet
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Subtle changes in the light
 
              
              
                
                  
                  The sun breaks the horizon
 
              
              
                
              
              
             
              
              
                
                  
                  More Max Patch sunrise
 
              
              
                
                  
                  A slightly different perspective
 
              
              
                
                  
                  The horizon in relation to camp
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Reflecting
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Nice cloud formation
 
              
              
                
                  
                  The trail is waiting
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Hikers starting their day
 
              
              
                
                  
                  I’ll be going for a walk
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Notorious B set to roll
 
              
              
                
                  
                  North of the Smokies, views remain awesome
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Bluff Mountain evening reflection
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Moon over Bluff Mountain
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Night Sky at Bluff Mountain
 
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
    