Shawn is currently at a motel in Gatlinburg, TN! Today he hiked the tallest mountain on the AT, Clingman's Dome, which stands at 6,643 feet. He's been in the woods with other thru hikers for a number of days, so he said that getting to the top of the Dome was like being at Disney World. There were apparently families everywhere. He and his friend Rambo sat down on a rock at the summit to take a break, look at the view and drink some water. Apparently a 4-ish year old girl turned to her mom and said "what's that smell? why does it smell so bad up here? eww it smells so gross," as soon as the two of them sat down. The mom looked very embarrassed.
Shawn also told me that his foot hurt him for the last 3 miles of the day. One of the boys that he's hiking with is an EMT and said that it looks like he pulled a muscle. Shawn said that he might take a 0 mile day tomorrow to make sure that his foot is fully healed before he starts hiking again.
All of this was being told to me through mouthfuls of salad at Shoney's. He always gets very excited about food, but I guess that happens at home too.
I'll update again soon!
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