Takin' a Break

The G-Town Colonel is taking a well deserved 24 hour break from the A.T. Not because he really wanted to, but because he arrived at Fontana Village, his re-supply location, too late on Saturday to make it to the post office to get his “stuff”. He will now have to wait until Monday morning to re-supply and start is seven day hike through the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
This picture was taken last year on a camping/hiking trip to the park. He looks great in this picture; warm, dry, clean, and wearing shorts. Today, however, he is still cold, wet, dirty, and wearing as many layers as possible.
It you take a look at the map, http://www.nps.gov/carto/PDF/APPAmap1.pdf, and see where the A.T. crosses into the southern end of the Park, just at Fontana Lake; this is where he is resting. There is no cell phone service in Fontana Village, so his call home was made collect. I’m not sure if he has access to the internet because we did not have much time to talk. He will call home again today, and I will try to get more details.