June 12 - 16, 2008
Hiking on the Appalachian Trail in the Great Smokey Mountain National Park
North Section Part 2
June 14: Pecks Corner Shelter to Tri-Corner Knob Shelter; 5.2 mi. +1,757'
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It was rather gray and misty when we got up in the morning and the local forecast was for rain later in the day. So we did this short section quickly and got to Tri-Corner Knob Shelter before lunch. After lunch it on and off rained and down poured for the rest of the day.
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June 15: Tri-Corner Knob Shelter to Cosby Knob Shelter; 7.7 mi. +1,134'
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We emerged from Tri-Corner Knob Shelter in the morning to a rather wet landscape.
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Mad Dog, Lipstick and Slider, a family from Florida who were hiking the same section on the same schedule 
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Jenni and Ralph 
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Remains of an F-4 jet that crashed here in 1984
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Cosby Knob Shelter
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Resident caretaker
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June 16: Cosby Knob Shelter to Davenport Gap; 8.0 mi. +958' and down over 3,000'
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Mad Dog, Lipstick, and the Dayhikers
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Stone tower built by the CCC on Mt Cammerer It was hit by lightning 2 days before when we got rained on 
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End of the Section in Davenport Gap |
Nearby monument on the TN/NC border |
Last updated: July 4, 2008
