Post-Snow: BEST time to see the Smokies? | AT 2026 Thru Hike (Day 23-24)

DAY 23 March 18 Newfound Gap to Pecks Corner Shelter Daily Miles: 10.7 DAY 24 March 19 Pecks Corner Shelter to Cosby Knob Shelter Daily Miles: 12.9 Total AT Miles: 231.4 / 2,175 Timestamps: 00:00 Day 23 / still in Gatlinburg 00:10 Long windy road back to trail 00:37 Back at Newfound Gap 00:59 Only 1972 miles to Katahdin 01:22 Daily update monologue (day 23) 02:53 Choppa 03:10 Formally introducing: Rory! 05:03 Charlies Bunion 06:41 Icicles 06:54 Snowdodendrons 07:12 Views w/ friends 08:07 Day 24 / daily update monologue - Start (topics below:) 09:07 -Pushing miles to avoid another hiker 10:10 -Scenery / weather update 11:13 -Next hostel plans: I'm not going to SB 12:00 First real wildlife sighting 14:05 Snow tunnel 14:54 Frosty's hillbilly cousin Follow along with my journey thru-hiking the entire Appalachian Trail, for a second time! In 2026 I hiked northbound (NOBO) from Georgia to Maine starting on February 24th. I truly enjoyed documenting my thru-hike and am excited to share these daily vlogs with y'all 🤗 📸IG: instagram.com/kellylevensen ✍️TREK BLOG: https://thetrek.co/author/kelly-toddl... 📝GEAR LIST BLOG POST: https://thetrek.co/appalachian-trail/... 🎦GEAR LIST VIDEO:    • Full Appalachian Trail Gear List 2026 (Tri...   🎦AT VLOG TRAILER:    • Who does this TWICE? | Appalachian Trail 2...   #appalachiantrail #thruhike #smokymountains #GSMNP