Our second day camping at Smokemont was just as rainy and dreary as the day before. But I was determined not to sit in the motor home all day. So I went on another hike, this one much shorter than the one I attempted the day before. Even more than before, the river was raging.
I followed another horse trail.
It led to an old church.
That was open for inspection.
Then it was on down the horse trail.
Which led to a muddy hiking trail.
Which led back to the raging river.
I followed it for a while.
Then it was back to the campsite to scrape all the mud off my shoes and surrender to the elements for the rest of rainy day.
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