Hey, you couch potatoes, Pete here again, well this is the worst weekend of the year for me...Easter. Well, as much as I hate this holiday it was made bearable as I got to hit the trail and the added bonus of getting to hike in the Smokies. I had to get the Big Lummox off the couch as his knee still has a boo, boo). Between you and me I would leave him behind, but they won't let hiking rabbit's drive, so I have to drag him along...literally!
Anyway, I got him to the GSMNP (The Great Smoky Mountains National Park) in time to meet up with members of the Harvey Broome Group. This is a good group that the Big Lummox seems to like, I guess it is because a lot of them are on his hiking level, which means they are far below my level (Hiking Juggernaut), which is good for him because he can whine to someone else. I guess you heard (here) that the hike was longer than he thought it would be...boo hoo! I was glad because I hadn't got any real distance in since I carried the Lummox over the Virginia Highlands. It was a good thing it was long because the only thing separating this from the Tusculum Trail is it isn't paved (heck the Lummox got blisters on that one...pansy).
I guess the streams, waterfalls, and wildflowers are nice, but I am about kicking up dust on the trail. While the pace heading to Campsite #49 was, let's be honest, pretty much at a snail's pace, but coming back was more my style as our Hike Leader (a real one!) double timed it. But, did I get to fully enjoy it, NO, I was stuck in the back with a bunch of tortoises and we know I am all hare! If you cut through the crying and once again carrying the Big Lummox across the finish line it was a good day for the Hiking Machine! Well, at least the Big Lummox wasn't the one who hurt himself this time.
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