It
started raining around midnight, and it was still coming down at 6, and
at 7. We were all being lazy -- no one wanted to make the first move.
Got out a little after 8 once the rain had let up a bit.
First climb was Kelly Knob. I was a bit worried, since in the register someone wrote "Your ass is mine," and signed it Kelly Knob. And the first Kelly Knob we climbed was no picnic. Actually, this one wasn't as bad as I'd been expecting.
The rain began to let off, which was good. Just before a road crossing, there was a farmhouse on the left. A sign on the post said they had soda, candy bars, and ice cream for sale. It was just someone's house. They've been living there for two years and keep coolers on their back porch for hikers coming through. The woman was really nice. I had a Sprite, a banana, half of Murph's apple, and a Three Musketeers bar.
Oh, Charlie caught up with us at the house. Also, we saw a really old oak tree -- allegedly 18 feet in diameter. Pretty cool.
Another tough climb to the top of the ridge. Then it started to rain again. We were walking on a ridgeline, but much of it was huge exposed rock we had to climb over. This isn't easy under good conditions, but especially in the rain. It was dangerous and I knew it.
Maybe half an hour later, we came across a group of women. One had fractured her ankle falling on a rock. Help was on its way. We passed the first crew (four guys over 65 wearing overalls and carrying nothing but a stretcher) and were a bit nervous, but they assured us that others were coming. A bunch more people did go up, but now it's 9:45, raining again, and no one's come down. Hope everything 's OK.
The shelter was full, so we're tenting it. One more wet thing to pack up in the morning...
First climb was Kelly Knob. I was a bit worried, since in the register someone wrote "Your ass is mine," and signed it Kelly Knob. And the first Kelly Knob we climbed was no picnic. Actually, this one wasn't as bad as I'd been expecting.
The rain began to let off, which was good. Just before a road crossing, there was a farmhouse on the left. A sign on the post said they had soda, candy bars, and ice cream for sale. It was just someone's house. They've been living there for two years and keep coolers on their back porch for hikers coming through. The woman was really nice. I had a Sprite, a banana, half of Murph's apple, and a Three Musketeers bar.
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Another tough climb to the top of the ridge. Then it started to rain again. We were walking on a ridgeline, but much of it was huge exposed rock we had to climb over. This isn't easy under good conditions, but especially in the rain. It was dangerous and I knew it.
Maybe half an hour later, we came across a group of women. One had fractured her ankle falling on a rock. Help was on its way. We passed the first crew (four guys over 65 wearing overalls and carrying nothing but a stretcher) and were a bit nervous, but they assured us that others were coming. A bunch more people did go up, but now it's 9:45, raining again, and no one's come down. Hope everything 's OK.
The shelter was full, so we're tenting it. One more wet thing to pack up in the morning...
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