Hiking Boots vs. Trail Runners for Day‑Hiking the Great Smoky Mountains
1. Why this choice matters in the Smokies With 55 inches of rain a year in the valleys and well over 80 inches on ridgeline summits like Clingmans Dome, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the wettest places in the southeastern United States. Add steep gradients, root‑latticed tread, greasy sandstone slabs, and summertime humidity that “runs about twice that of […]
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