Mile 1721 – Damascus To Mile 1742 – TN 91
Today we hiked on south of Damascus but returned to town for the night to avoid the cold overnight temperatures. It has been quite a while since we crossed the last state line so it was super exciting to enter Tennessee today.

Tennessee state line

Trail passes a playground on the way into town
Perhaps even more exciting than entering Tennessee, however, was the parade! Tonight was the town’s holiday parade complete with fire engines, a high school marching band, girl scouts singing Christmas carols and, of course, Santa. Rocket was thrilled and we all enjoyed watching her have such a good time.

Holiday parade

Santa Clause riding in a John Deere vehicle
I heard she ended up with almost as much candy from the parade as if she had gone trick-or-treating. Missed Halloween…but 2018 candy quota at 2017 levels.
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