Ask crash about hiking the Appalachian Trail

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I live in northeast Tennessee, so on a couple of local hiking trips, I've gotten a chance to meet a few people hiking the entire trail.

Seems like an awesome experience.

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It was. Where do you live? I used to live in Oak Ridge, and I have relatives in Kingsport. The trail goes right over "Rocky Top". Not sure if it was the mountain that inspired the song, but it was cool to be standing on Rocky Top. It made me think of UT-Alabama at Neyland.

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I'm in Johnson City, and my father lives in Kingsport. Not a huge fan of the culture around here, but you could hardly ask for a more beautiful place to live.

Did you ever meet people kind enough to feed you for free along the way? Those campsites must've been a great relief.

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Oh yeah, lots of day campers love to hear stories and give you food. It's called "yogi-ing", as in trying to get in someone's pic-a-nic basket, although in this case they give willingly. You burst out of the woods looking like you're on the Bataan death march, the day campers take pity on you and shower you with food.

Best people to bum cigs from: bikers (motorcyclists). they're good people.

ya the tri-cities can be a little... let's just say red-necky.