Day 145 - Of Mice and Men (23/11/2016)

Despite sleeping in tents because of mice in the shelter, Blueberry Crisp, Flatlander, and I all woke up to acorns in our gear. Flatlander in particular had dozens of them in her pack. Other than that, it was a pretty work-oriented day. We walked a lot.

We did see Danger Mouse and met Someshine, another flip flopper that we'd crossed paths with in Hot Springs. On the other hand, we lost Lancelot to Thanksgiving. He's hoping to catch back up in a week.

Crossing Max Patch this afternoon, we could see the Smoky Mountains in the distance... they looked huge. It reminded me of looking at the Whites in New Hampshire. Tonight we entered the Smoky Mountains Park and are bunked down at a shelter with a fence at the entrance to keep bears out. The question is, will we just be locking the mice in?

Start: Walnut Mountain Shelter 

End: Davenport Gap Shelter 

Distance: 23.6 miles