Day 9 (2/26/12) - Sassafras Gap to Hiawassee, GA

Sunrise at Sassafras Gap:

 Llamas:

"Tater Tot" laying out the gear on a real bed:

Day 8 (2/25/12) - Blue Mountain Shelter to Sassafras Gap, GA

Sunrise at Blue Mountain:

 Historical A.T. plaque: 

"Tator Tot"; Wild daffodils (Becca's favorite flower):

 View from Rocky Mountain (?):

 Views from Tray Mountain:

 Atlanta in the distance?

 Tree gnome; "Swag of the Blue Ridge"(?)

 Tenting near Sassafras Gap:

 Sunrise and early bedtime:

Day 7 (2/24/12) - Low Gap Shelter to Blue Mountain Shelter, GA

A seeping spring:

(Would it hurt to smile, Brett?):

 Blue Mountain Shelter:

 Ed, snuggled up for a nap in the shelter:

 "Hawkeye"

 Brett:

 Airing out sleeping bag:

 View from Brett's tent:

Day 5 (2/22/12) - Woods Hole Shelter to Neels Gap, GA

Morning at Woods Hole Shelter:

 Views from Blood Mountain

"Hawkeye"(?)

 Blood Mountain Shelter:

Trail crossing US Hwy 19 at Neels Gap

Only place that the A.T. goes through a building (see the white blaze to the left of the breezeway in the photo below):

Day 4 (2/21/12) - Gooch Mtn. Shelter to Woods Hole Shelter, GA

Gooch Mountain Shelter:

 Brett prefers to tent, even if a shelter is available:

 Ed:

 Northbound on the A.T.:

 Small spring in the rock:

Brett and a cool, uprooted tree:

 Water trickling over the rocks:

 Woody Gap; first road crossing:

 Ed at Big Cedar Mountain(?):

 Woods Hole Shelter:

 

 Sunset at Wood's Hole: