I originally planned to return to the Smokies and hike from Newfound Gap to Fontana Dam, but Hurricane Helene intervened. While it’s possible we might have been able to make it west across the state, we opted not to chance it and pivoted toward someplace north instead. […] “Backpacking through parts of Shenandoah National Park (VA)”
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Backpacking the Tricorner Loop: Great Smoky Mountains National Park (NC/TN)
Update [August 4, 2026]: I revisited my old footage and recut this trip into a single video! Since all the stuff I wrote below is still true, I opted to place a link to the new video in this post:
[Note: this trip covers four days (well, three and a half, really), but rather than write a separate post for each day of our Tricorner Loop trip, I’m going to consolidate my thoughts into a single post. […] “Backpacking the Tricorner Loop: Great Smoky Mountains National Park (NC/TN)”