Goodbye Tennessee

Campsite at unamed gap, mile 460.7

Goodbye Tennessee,
Tomorrow, in another 2.5 miles, we will be leaving you for another state. We still love you and think that you are beautiful. When we first met you in the Smokies you were proud and majestic, with your soaring ridgelines boasting the highest point on the trail. The stretch from Hot Springs to Erwin was deceptively challenging, and we give you credit for that. But now, it is as if you don't even care, allowing us to gain your ridgeline and summit without much of a struggle. Don't you remember what a gap is? We have put up with your switchbacks and false summits for nearly 300 miles now, and certainly have had our share of ups and downs. Pond Mountain was a good last minute effort, and we enjoyed the tour of Wautuga Lake, but enough is enough. We feel that it is time to move on and must say goodbye. It is us, not you.
Love, Clark and Wander