AT 10.4, Hughes Ridge 4.7, Chasteen Creek 4.4, Bradley Fork 2.2

I hiked with Mike Miller, Gary Neibert, Judy Collins, Barbara Slover, Lowell Reid, and Jim Harb.

From Newfound Gap, we went on the AT to Charlie’s Bunion and then on to Peck’s Corner, down Hughes Ridge and Chasteen Creek trails to lower Bradley Fork trail to Smokemont Campground – 20.7 miles. It rained incessantly as we neared Peck's Corner; we stopped in this shelter for lunch. Because the rain did not let up, we proceeded down Hughes Ridge trail; it was in essence a creek (gortex eventually failed in both boots).