April 4/2. There's been so much rain lately, I knew the AT would be a messy slush of mud, so when we decided to take the day off to go for a hike, I decided to give a new section of the Benton MacKaye a try.

We started at the parking lot near at Big Stamp Gap and did a ~4.1 mile loop, including a short section of the AT near Springer Mountain.

The BMT was wonderful and very few people. However, when we reached the AT, it was indeed very busy and very muddy.

We've already decided our next hike will be on the BMT north of Three Forks, headed toward Bryson Gap.