It’s a rainy, work inside day today!  Sometimes, even a thru-hiker like me is grateful to have the choice of sitting dry at my computer, remembering, dreaming, and planning hikes.

Today, I’m remembering my summer walk on the Benton MacKaye Trail, a 300-mile journey through the forests of the southern Appalchian Mountains. 

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It’s a rainy, work inside day today!  Sometimes, even a thru-hiker like me is grateful to have the choice of sitting dry at my computer, remembering, dreaming, and planning hikes.

Today, I’m remembering my summer walk on the Benton MacKaye Trail, a 300-mile journey through the forests of the southern Appalchian Mountains. 

Enjoy this short video, put to the music of Here II Here’s Walk With Me.

On this trip, I experienced a true solo hike – I walked alone most of the trip.  In fact, south of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, I only saw three other hikers – going the opposite direction!  Nonetheless, I learned that hiking solo gives me plenty of time to go within, a journey that’s worth taking.

“I only went out for a walk………………… and finally concluded to stay out till sundown,

For going out, I found, was really………………going in.”

Thanks to John Muir for saying it better than I.

 I’m considering which way to walk the Benton MacKaye Trail for my Spring Walk – north or south?

What do you think?