Happy Winter!

So did you know that April SNOW brings cold feet and numb fingers? Okay, we really are enjoying ourselves, however I have to say that my least favorite part of today and yesterday was the 5 minute rush from my sleeping bag to getting all my gear packed up, and hiking on the trail. But once I was going, I was a happy camper! So Monday night, we rolled into a shelter and the snow was beginning...went to sleep, and awoke to a wintery day. Hiked 9 miles through some sections defintely a foot deep! (with the drifts) and then camped in a shelter (a 12 person shelter which quickly became a 19 person shelter as we smooshed together like sardines to stay warm). Today however, in about 10 hours, it magically went from winter to spring as we hiked down the mountain into Fontana Dam, where the flowers were starting to come through the dirt and the sun was shining! Craziness. Here we are, in the Fontana Lodge, warming up and drying out our clothes after another free meal of hot dogs, pineapple, and chips and nacho cheese (we are huge fans of TRAIL MAGIC as they call it), and will be headed into the Smokies in the next few days. Hoping for lots of sunny days...