Rob, debbie and I love the smokies....we go for 2 weeks in sept and day-hike every day...I've took tom rice, gregg, chris and others up to mt. le conte several times. we drive to my sisters in KY on thursday night then drive the rest on friday and hike friday, sat, sun, then drive back mon.

we hiked the vertical mile from visitor center to mt. leconte. so so much fun. there are so many great loops to hike/run up to the AT from lower elevations.

wow, you are ready to go.

PS: I'm jealous.....I hope to go back the first of may to train for gregg and I's 50K in the mountains