Smokeys for Thanksgiving
It's hard to find time off for us during the school year so we decided to make the most of our thanksgiving days off and spend a few days hiking before having turkey with the family. Luckily for us we were supposed to spend Thanksgiving in Knoxville, Tennessee and the Smokeys are just about in Knoxville's backyard. Turns out November is just about the perfect time to explore the Smokeys. The days were cool and a little rainy, but we pretty much had the trails to ourselves. We didn't have too much time off and could only stay on the trail 4 days, so we decided to do a short 30ish mile trek starting at Cades Cove Campground, up to the Appalachian Trail for two nights and ending at Elkmont Camp Ground. In the Smokeys, sites and shelters have to be reserved. In the peak seasons we heard that shelters on the trail can fill up quick, and sometimes people end up sleeping on the floor. We didn't know what to expect around thanksgiving so we made sure and reserved our sites
