We took yet another interlude before the final portion of our bike trip (biking from Sylva to Charleston to finish the official "cross-country" trip). Among the activities during the break was a one-night backpacking trip in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We hiked from Abrams Creek campground to Gregory Bald, met the Appalachian Trail at Doe Knob, and continued along the AT to Fontana Dam, visiting the Shuckstack Fire Tower along the way.