Hiker to Hiker https://www.hikertohiker.net No place is too far to walk if you have the time! Fri, 30 Apr 2021 18:06:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.3 https://i1.wp.com/www.hikertohiker.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Hiker to Hiker https://www.hikertohiker.net 32 32 Max Patch flowers and history https://www.hikertohiker.net/2021/04/30/max-patch-flowers-and-history/ https://www.hikertohiker.net/2021/04/30/max-patch-flowers-and-history/#respond Fri, 30 Apr 2021 18:06:40 +0000 http://www.hikertohiker.net/?p=17611 There’s something so calming about coming back from a hike. I’m pleasantly tired, tranquil and even thoughtful – believe it or not. Today I went to Max Patch on the Appalachian Trail north of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I didn’t go for the flowers, though they were prolific or the view, though that view […]

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