Day 21: Fontana Dam Road to Birch Spring Tentsite || Appalachian Trail 2022

[@nickhikesinthewoods6150]

Beautiful footage that trekking Pole modification was awesome

[@thomashodge1154]

What a great day to walk over the dam. 👍🏻

[@babulexplorer]

it's a great video, with very amazing place, success to you friend, greeting! 👍👍👍

[@dannythecamper4186]

Good video with some good views, nice shelter, so let's keep on hiking..

[@billwilliams2056]

I climbed Shuckstack two months ago. Steps were okay, but I definitely stayed off that "shakey" floor.

[@trailtl5543]

Good hike!! Wow, everything is green. Cool1

[@rayjohnson6935]

Thanks for sharing! Have truly enjoyed following you! Stay safe!

[@danbar32]

Good job adapting the tent to the site. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@stevet783]

Great job on the tent pole. Hike on and enjoy.

[@jimmyjenkins9240]

You are doing well! Looking forward to your hike through the Smokies.

[@heavencantwait1218]

🍯🐝 great video, but did I hear a baby at the tower 😮 omg

[@kaysheffield9010]

Hey Jessie. Watching and praying for you sweet brave girl. You go for it!!!

[@earlwoolery1424]

Nice views!! Thanks for the tower photo's!! Wow, the steps of tower looked real shaky!! Hope you have sunshine filled days and cool weather for hiking.

[@RedlovesThunder]

As long as it doesn't storm, the rain will be nice...will help with a restful sleep. :) Thanks and God bless :)

[@donniescoggin4814]

Hey I hope you know that I am reliving my youth through you. I have hiked most of the trail from Georgia up to Fontana. I am so excited to see what the next week's look like. If you had to tell me one thing that you wish you had brought and one thing that you brought and did not need what would those be. Good luck and keep us posted I talked to your dad tonight and he was very upbeat about his appointment on Monday

[@Maybe_Jessie]

Wish that I had brought - maybe a couple hand warmers or a sleeping bag liner. Only took a couple of cold nights to make me wish I had something warmer! Brought that I haven’t used enough to be worth the weight - probably waterproof gloves. They made my hands so sweaty that it defeated the waterproofness of the gloves.

[@betweenwaypoints]

Despite the weather it looks like you are having a great time. Enjoy your journey!

[@0HARE]

Major elevation today, but, three weeks in and you’re really progressing well. I really enjoyed the views, the flower close-ups, and your running commentary. Best Of Luck

[@jasonjones5213]

Nice view from the tower.Have fun in the smokies.

[@clarkies1000]

Congrats so far. A great movie is called "A Walk In The Woods" -.also a book. Great scenes from the Dam in the movie. Cheers.

[@danielfegley2735]

So it's Easter, I received this video on the 27th , that puts you 10 days ahead, you're probably in the next state already glad to hear your doing so well, spring can't make up it's mine, it's 70 than it's 40 then 65 today it was both those temperature and windy

[@Dalethe1]

Awesome 👏 you’re in the GSM ⛰ Great views from the fire tower, but I don’t think I’d like being in there. You done a great job on your tent ⛺️ You haven’t mentioned it so I wanted to say always look above your tent site for widow makers. I’m sure you know, but I’d rather say something than have you getting a tap on your noggin from a tree branch especially when storms or the winds a blowing… I’m excited to see more of your GSM ⛰ hiking 🥾

[@Jack-uy6tc]

happy Easter

[@LauraDelvecchio]

@5:29 It sounded like you ran into Al from Adventure Together here on youtube! Him, Emilee (Holy Roller), and Roby (Red Panda) all were on the AT this year, and I SWEAR it sounds like him saying "Ahhh christ!" right around 5:29. I think I mentioned this before but I'm going to send a thru hike attempt next year so i'm watching everyone's journey from start to finish :D You're next on the list to watch even though I think I watched your Katahdin summit day video already. anywho yeah I swear that is Al lol

[@joeantonicci8920]

LOVE IT

[@ffstopP]

Gotta say I'm impressed that you climbed the fire tower! Wow! Nope. Not me. Lovin' your videos. Walk on.

[@mykemcc1]

Can hear Hummingbirds.

[@NordikSmeelyCooter]

Congrats on entering the Smokies!

[@rickchollett]

I like the views best on this days than the previous ones! And I love a good thunderstorm (as long as I can stay dry)!

[@acemurphy2]

Recording some thunderstorms from inside your tent would be cool to listen to. 🌲🌲🌲

[@whatthefunkwasithinking7645]

I hope you had/are having a Great Time in the Smokies, if you hit the Mt Cammerer Fire Tower just past Cosby Shelter on a Beautiful Day, Please take the 1.2 mile Blue Blaze!! You can Thank me later! Also, when you hit Dennis Cove road up near Hampton, TN., make sure to be a part of History & stay at Bob Peoples place the Rustic, "Kincora" Hostel. Keep on Keepin on & Thanks for taking us along!! ~Siesta

[@kenveal5529]

❤❤❤

[@justdavethehikingguy1480]

Was the gray fox around at the base of Shuckstack Tower?

[@wineberryred]

Dam!

[@jimdandy2024]

Loving watching your videos. Just a small correction on "stealth camping" stealth camping is camping in a place that you are not permitted to camp. So if the Smokies do not allow you to camp there. Then you would be stealth camping if you did camp there in the wild. However if you camp in an area that does allow camping in the wild, then that is not "stealth camping" it is just camping. Keep going, your confidence is clearly growing now.

[@donaldhudson4696]

I've enjoyed your videos and since you are a Nashville girl, we are all pulling for you. My friend Ralston got on trail monday morning and i have challenged him to meet you if he can catch up to you. He is an awesome guy and we hiked together in Percy and Radnor to get him ready.

[@sledneck7398]

The park service cracks me up: you have 8 days, only camp where we say, oh but please enjoy our retired delapitated fire tower... Go Honey Bee!

[@19stoney64]

Nice day! Thanks for the fire tower views. I have to ask what shoes you’re wearing? It’s the same pair that have endured the mud and snow, right? They looked like jogging shoes rather than a hiking boot. How in the world did your feet stay warm in those? Hope your heels are doing better. Thanks for videos.

[@Maybe_Jessie]

They are the Hoka Speedgoats! They are trail runners, rather than boots. They dry out much quicker than the typical hiking boot

[@tvtoms]

I kind of hope you're one of the last hikers to get such beautiful shots from up on that fire tower. That ancient thing is the epitome of decrepit at this point.

[@robertdean1579]

Was the visitors center at Fontana Dam open? I was up there last June, and it was closed because of Covid.

[@Maybe_Jessie]

Still closed!!

[@davidkay6655]

Dumb question from brit what happens if you dont make it in the 8 days thanks in advance

[@Maybe_Jessie]

Not totally sure. I think there’s a potential for a fine if you’re stopped by a ranger, but I don’t know how much they enforce it.

[@stone8654]

🥾😎👍🏼🍯🐝🐣

[@jimmyjohnstone5878]

Random candy...nice to have trail magic but beware of that lot of plastic covered candy just being more trash blowing around the trail.