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The time my tent flooded on day 3 of a 5 day trip in the Smokies and I still managed to salvage the whole thing
That week last June I woke up at 2am in ankle deep water after a creek overflowed near my campsite near Gatlinburg, but somehow my dry bags kept everything safe and I found a fallen log to set up a tarp lean-to for the next two nights, has anyone else had a trip turn around from a total disaster like that?
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bettymurphy2h ago
Last summer I woke up to find a raccoon had unzipped my tent and stolen my entire bag of trail mix near Roan Mountain, but I ended up trading granola bars with a couple from Ohio who shared their homemade jerky. Sometimes the disasters make for the best stories, right?
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robinc661h ago
Man, I've noticed that too - it's like the universe knows we need a little chaos to actually connect with people. In my experience, the trips where nothing goes wrong are the ones I barely remember, but the disasters always end up being the stories I tell for years. Take it with a grain of salt, but I'm starting to think the "ruined" moments are really just the setup for something better.
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