Day 65 - Saturday, May 15, 2021

Another cool night in the mountains as the temperature got down to 38°.  The nights are predicted to start being  more seasonal,  getting warmer.  Today’s high is expected to reach mid 60’s.

Today we continued hiking from Bear Branch Road (395.5 NoBo) to Carver’s Gap TN 143, NC 261 (380.5 NoBo) for a total of 15.0 miles. By the time we got to the trailhead after having another unbelievable breakfast it was 10:30 am. The temperature was 14° cooler at Carvers Gap than it was at the B&B ๐Ÿฅถ.




These are Aunt Midges “Sweet Rolls” but they call it “Bubble Bread”  down here in Tennessee. The glaze was made from a local honey and carmel ๐Ÿค—  .

We finally got out of the forest and onto the mountain tops for some amazing views. I hope you all enjoy them as much as I did ๐Ÿ˜‰.



Views from Round Bald looking back at Roan High Knob.




Looking at Roan Mountain.







Views from Jane Bald.








Panoramic view of Roan Mountain.




View of Roan Mountain from Houston Ridge.


North Carolina/Tennessee border. The AT follows both states borders crossing each several times.






The trail elevation was near 6000 feet (5899 ft) and the tree’s leaves were barely budding. They are 2-3 weeks behind the vegetation at 2800 ft and lower. Tomorrow’s hikes will take us over 6000 feet.

I didn’t realize as our trail statistician, Turtle Power has been slacking and did not complete this weeks trail miles; we have exceeded 700 trail miles and have hiked 733.2 miles with today’s hike! ๐ŸŽ‰ 

We are spending our final night at Mountain Harbour B&B Hostel. Have I mentioned what a great place this has been; you can’t beat it with a stick ๐Ÿ˜‰.

Till next time.... Happy Hiking  ๐Ÿฅพ 

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“You gotta have passion for life and passion for something that you're going to get up and do,".    

                                Meredith “Sunny” Eberhart  


Comments

  1. Splinter, how can I get some of Aunt Midges “Bubble Bread” without having to hike the AT?

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