Waynesboro On their sixth night hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains, they spot it in the distance, beckoning with signs for motels and restaurants. Blue Ridge Mountains chain of mountains Bryson and Katz walk while in Virginia. They decide to skip over the rest of the Smoky Mountains and resume the trail in Virginia. Bryson and Katz hitchhike there after deciding they need a dose of civilization, and while there they decide they aren't making fast enough progress to hike the whole AT. Gatlinburg, Tennessee Eight miles from Clingman's Dome, it is a tourist trap complete with shops, motels, tacky museums and expensive fast food.
Bryson and Katz reach it after a laborious trek through the Smoky Mountains and decide they need a dose of civilization. Clingman's Dome the highest peak on the AT. Franklin, North Carolina While waiting for two feet of snow to melt, Bryson and Katz hole up there, which is so dull that they end up pushing on even though the snow drifts are still high.
They reach it just as a snowstorm is setting in and have a frightening experience negotiating the ledge in the storm. Big Butt Mountain While they are still in northern Georgia, the trail takes Bryson and Katz over a narrow ledge along it. It is at Neels Gap, where they try and fail for the first time to lose their unwanted companion Mary Ellen. Walasi Yi Inn Bryson's and Katz's first chance to shower and stock up on food after entering the woods at Springer Mountain. Noodles After Katz throws much of their food out in the beginning, most of their meals consist of them. Amicalola Falls Lodge The night before setting out on the AT, Bryson and Katz spend the night their, seven miles from their starting point at Springer Mountain in northern Georgia. He loses it somewhere in Virginia toward the end of their trip's first leg. Walking Stick Bryson's children give him one as a gift when he sets out. Bryson is initially bothered by the presence of the them, because he has heard that bears love them. After Katz throws out much of their food in the beginning, they often eat them for breakfast. Snickers A recurring luxury throughout the story, Katz brings an entire duffel bag full of them with him when they start their trek and always seems to have some on hand.
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