Day 12 - Back on the Trail

Well I'm back on the trail. My son-in-law, Jamie, brought me back to where "trail angel Nina" plucked me off the trail when I was hurting. Jamie and his family are camping near Gatlinburg, partly to help me get back to the AT. Sad to say good-by to Jamie. 5 or 6 times I almost called him to come back and get me. I'm afraid I'm not strong enough to do this. I no longer trust my body. I know what awaits me on the trail. My immediate goal is to make it through the Smoky Mountain National Park in the next couple of weeks (but I'm taking a few days off to photograph a McGarvey family reunion).

Thankfully today was an easy walk. I'm going slow and keeping the mileage down for awhile.

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