Have been wanting to give this amazing route a go for years and finally the timing was perfect! Had absolutely prime weather! Realizing a few miles in it was going to be dry out there, I rationed the 2.5 L I started with and managed to find 1 water source that was running on route. Stopped to filter 1 more liter and was lucky it was not so hot out there to be able to finish this route with 3.5 L total. One of the most iconic Appalachian Trail routes! An amazing day to be out enjoying exceptional weather on exceptional Appalachian Trail goodness! Special thanks to all the workers & volunteers that have clearly put in a lot of work clearing sections of this trail after Hurricane Helene. Still so much evidence of the storm but the trail was very well maintained.