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| Seand and I went to the Smokies during Jan of 2005. It was our first time in Tennesse. The weather was really nice (~60). We hiked on the Appalachian Trial which runs at the border of TN and NC. We also went on a hike in search of really old majestic trees. Here are some of the pictures from our trip. |
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| Pretty huh!! The view of Smokey Mountains during sunset. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sean and me on a bridge overlooking beautiful green-blue stream. You just don't see runing water this beutiful and clear in Northeast:( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Me at a rock near the stream. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Me at the Appalachian Trail. This was a rough hike with snow and ice still coevering the uneven trail of AT. And I also had to get used to hiking at elevatio close to ~6000 ft. You really run out of breath quick! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Me on begining of my hike on Appalachian Trail again. This is one of few spots that the trail actually had man-made steps. And the trail keep going up and up and up for couple miles. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sean again. On top of a hill of the AT. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Oh we have so many of these pictures, where we take the picture ourselves.... The reason why I am making face is that by the end of this AT hike, it began to rain/snow/sleet for over an hour. Let me tell you it's very cold when it rains/snow/sleets in high altitude. Thanks god for Gor-tex! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| "excellent!!" says Sean as he sat down to have his picture taken by me. It's not that the weather was cloudy per se, but when you are high in the mountains, I guess the clouds are just that much closer to you... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Picture of me and Sean at TN/NC state Line. We just finished four-hour hike on AT. I was so glad that I was back at the parking lot!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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