It
was a good night, but for some reason I didn’t sleep well. I think I
was too hot in my zero degree bag. Everything felt clammy.
Got
up and did lots of up and down miles in the morning. Stopped for lunch
before a 3 ½ mile climb up to Max Patch. (Side note: In the morning, all
the guys were standing around stretching and eyeing each other. It was
almost like we were about to start running a race and people were
forming strategies to get into a good position).
It
was worth the climb to the bald -- something totally different than
we’ve seen before, which was nice. We all took off our packs and boots
and socks and did some sunbathing. I actually fell asleep for a bit
leaning against my pack.
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| Charlie videotapes Tim |
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| Longshanks relaxes in the sun |
Finally
got motivated close to 3 to do the last five miles. They were joyfully
flat, so we made good time to the shelter. Level ground for tenting was
scarce, and since I had a bad night last night, decided to sleep inside.
P.
S. -- Yesterday, on the way out of Gatlinburg, Matt, Phil, Achilles, and
Sweetwater saw a huge bear cross the street (stopping traffic in the
process). Guess we should have stayed in town to see a bear!
A party on Max Patch! That day was so fun.
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