Woke up early and began a long a hiking day (17 miles) the best way anyone can--with a cheese danish. Today was our last day in the Smokies and a decline of 4,000 ft in elevation.
Cruised into Cosby Knob Shelter with Wooden Spoon for lunch before noon--7.7 miles already under our belts.
Climbed an extra 0.6 miles up Mt. Cammerer for a 360 degree view, then stopped at a spring for more water. The more we declined in elevation, the warmer it got--we hit the 70s by the end of the day.
We stopped for dinner at Davenport Gap Shelter with our buddies Bamboo, Shaman, DNA and Wooden Spoon. There wasn't any tent space so B, Wooden Spoon and I hiked another mile or so out of the Smokies where we could camp anywhere and found a primitive spot just barely off the trail.
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