5/1 Monday: US19 to Moreland Gap Shelter (17.7mi)

We stayed for Bfast, and a delicious one it was, at the B&B and by 0930 we were back on the trail... On our way up to the mountains again we noticed a distinct bear claw in the mud on the trail... Looked pretty fresh too...OH MY!!! Needless to say we were on our guard for the next few hours. I couldn't help think Id find "Steech" half eaten off the trail at any moment. Hes not very large, a professional musician by trade, and needs a bigger stick...LOL... Well we soon returned to our routine and forgot about the bear... The day was nice with partly cloudy skies, a slight breeze, a hint of rain in the forecast, and back in the 60s... We took a break for lunch and another for dinner before reaching our destination for the evening...
PICTURES:
1. Breakfast at the Mountain Harbor B&B just before heading out...
2. I'm not sure but them are some mighty strange looking boots... Steve and I were on the look out for bears after coming across this print in the mud on the trail...
3. Ascending from US19 we cross some abandoned farmlands with some nice vistas. This is all National Park lands. The residents were evicted years ago.... I would have hated to go... Very beautiful...
4. Pretty nice groomed trails for quite a ways today... Very unusual... But I'm not complaining...
5. I took a few minutes to go down a side trail to these falls... A detour well worth the additional milage..
6. DOUBLE CLICK on this image to witness some AT trail humor
7. Here's Cheto and Puffy, one of the many couples out here on the trail
8. And here's Tatoo and Pigeon, another couple enjoying the AT... Both couples stayed with us at the last B&B
9. That me getting some water in this ravine. Nice water source...unfortunate for the tree that located itself right on the source...