Which Trail Was THE Trail?

Forty-nine years ago this summer Steve was part of a party of four who hiked the Appalachian Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park from CosbyCampground to Newfound Gap and back again. This afternoon Steve returned to Cosby for the first time. It was a trip down memory lane as he contemplated  the landscape and tried to recall where they had camped and what trail they had taken to connect with the AT. It’s a beautiful campground and ten degrees cooler than the neighboring communities. It’s a potential for our base camp next summer when Steve and Stan plan a 50th Anniversary Hike.