{"id":161,"date":"2022-04-15T00:45:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T00:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/?p=161"},"modified":"2022-04-15T00:46:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T00:46:17","slug":"200-mile-highpoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/2022\/04\/15\/200-mile-highpoint\/","title":{"rendered":"200 mile highpoint"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Day 17: April 14, 2022<br \/>AT mile 197.2 to 207.7<br \/>Hiked: 10.5 miles \/ 16.9 km<br \/>AT miles hiked to date: 9.5%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It rained during the night but we were able to break camp while it was just dripping from the trees. Talking of trees, everything is springing into life, with new buds and flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_093100-01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_093100-01.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_093100-01-300x159.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_093100-01-768x407.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A steep climb up for 3 miles brought us to the top of Clingman&#8217;s Dome which at 6612&#8242; is the highest point on the whole AT. There is a fancy concrete lookout tower for tourists. The view is amazing (we are told).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_085944-01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_085944-01.jpeg 799w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_085944-01-300x135.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_085944-01-768x346.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_090140-01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_090140-01.jpeg 799w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_090140-01-300x135.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_090140-01-768x346.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_090207-01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_090207-01.jpeg 799w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_090207-01-300x135.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_090207-01-768x346.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time we reached our 200 mile mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_091040-01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_091040-01.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_091040-01-300x125.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_091040-01-768x320.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7 miles later we reached Newfound Gap which is on the North Carolina\/Tennessee border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_124815-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_124815-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_124815-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_124815-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_124815-1536x692.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_124815-2048x922.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then with fellow thruhiker Mosey we hitched 15 miles into Gatlinburg and booked into a nice motel for the night. Then it was laundry and out for some dinner and resupply shopping. Gatlinburg is a strange town, full of amusement parlours and side shows and rides etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_172347-01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_172347-01.jpeg 799w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_172347-01-300x135.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/20220414_172347-01-768x346.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Day 17: April 14, 2022AT mile 197.2 to 207.7Hiked: 10.5 miles \/ 16.9 kmAT miles hiked to date: 9.5% It rained during the night but we were able to break camp while it was just dripping from the trees. 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