Appalachian Trail (day 11) - Derrick Knob Shelter to Icewater Spring Shelter / mile 211
Today the trail was going over it's highest point, measuring 6612 feet above ground Kuwohi mountain. Morning was cloudy and it started to rain at about 5 am, it wasn't strong but enough to make everyone's tents wet. It carried on raining for most of the morning, then the wind chased away the clouds but kept blowing making temperature cold even with the shining sun. I've reached Kuwohi at about midday, it was quite an easy climb, especially compared to the other highest points on the previous thru hikes I've done. On top of the mountain was an observation tower, built in 1950s, very "brutalist" looking building. Wind was strong up here so I've taken few pictures and carried on. A lot of hikers were leaving the trail at this point to resupply and spend the night at the tourist trap town called Gatlinburg. My initial plan when resupplying at the NOC few days ago was to skip it and it worked fine, so I hiked pass the car...