Anniversary

Lindsay and I celebrated our first anniversary this weekend in the Great Smoky Mountains. We were already planning a trip to Atlanta to participate in a wedding, so we decided to take an extra day on the return trip to enjoy the occasion. We hiked a small portion of the Appalachian Trail and then stayed at a bed and breakfast in the foothills (at the excellent recommendation of a close friend).

I wish I could say that with my vast experience in outdoorsmanship and backpacking (actually only about 5 trips) that we hiked into the backcountry of the Smokies, put up a tent, unrolled our sleeping bags, raised our food in a tree to keep it away from bears, and slept in the woods. But, we decided instead to spoil ourselves with the comforts of a beautiful Inn on a lake. The home-cooked breakfast was phenomenal! Maybe next year we'll cook our meals by campfire and sleep with the trees, bears, and thru-hikers of the A.T., but I was glad we wimped out this year.