With 100% chance of rain in the forecast and needing to resupply anyway, we took a zero day and stayed at the Fontana Lodge. [Sorry, no pictures on this update, the wifi is pretty slow and there is little to no signal here at the lodge. ] It turned out to be a good...

Hiked from Fontana dam to Russell Field shelter today.  The weather was clear and we had a good climb into the Smokies Along the way, we found a teepee tree! The shelter was pretty cool. Double decker, made of stone, with a fireplace and a tarp across the fourth wall...