Easing/Eating Into Our Trek

We never seriously considered flying to Atlanta to start our hike. Not when we could take a few days to transition from the real world to the trail and visit some of our favorite restaurants along the way! So, here are some highlights!

Irish stew at The Great Sage in Clarksville, MD was our first food destination

Lunch at The Laughing Seed in Asheville, NC. They had a refreshing mescal cocktail and fantastic salads!

Dinner at Plant in Asheville, NC. The seitan tasted exactly like a chicken fried steak from Threadgills in Austin. Brought back some great memories!

So, tomorrow morning we mail our civies home and don our hiking clothes. We will pick up our hiker tags on the way to Atlanta to return the rental car. On Wednesday we have a shuttle lined up to take us to Amicalola Falls where we will begin our hike to Maine. Join me for lunch along the trail!