How was your weekend?

Somebody put soap in our fountain! I suspect Smoky Mountain Mustangs fans (who got a whoppin!).

I hiked to Mt. Leconte! Man, was it hard….. It was more than 8 miles each direction, and changes elevation 4500′ over the course of the hike. That may not sound like a lot…. but the average set of stairs isn’t quite 8″ tall, so that’s like climbing 6900 stair step…. We started at 10:30am and got back a little after 9pm (the last twenty minutes hiked by flashlight).

It was a great trip, especially since I made it. There was a time there I thought I might not. I really had to push myself to finish. Now I can kick back! LOL…. The trip did one great thing- it cured me of my deisre to “through-hike” the Appalachian Trail!
I’ll keep you posted.

Bobbi and I always said we’d go there together…

I'm adding to the height of the mountain!