#036: Cold Spring Shelter area to N.O.C. Day 19: ATMM 125.2 – ATMM 136.9
This section of trail proves to be very demanding, but very beautiful. The highest parts are more gnarly..........with drop-offs that are more dangerous than any part of the trail this week.
One Gear’s feet need a break. She hitches a ride with the two hikers from our camp into Nanatahala Outdoor Center (N.O.C.). The rest of us hike down.
The A.T. drops down a mountain, crosses a road, travels over a small bridge over the Nanatahala River, through the N.O.C., crosses a train track, then up the next mountain. It’s one of the greatest places …