The rain actually stopped before we got on the trail. Ken from the campground gave us another ride
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Tough climb (about 8 or 9 miles) back up, but we took our time. At a road crossing, we met a man named Finnegan (’99) who gave us each a piece of fruit and chatted for a while. He’s writing a book about the history of the trail towns.
Got to the campsites at 15 miles, and Murph and Stray said they were going to go on. Smittee (Bean) said he’d go, too, since he didn't want to be so close to the road. Dave wanted to stay, but I was feeling really good and not tired at all. Maybe we can start alternating who picks the destination for the day.
Walked the 4 ½ miles to the shelter in under 1 ½ hours. My feet were on fire (and the trail was pretty flat). The section of Brown Mountain where we stayed was inhabited by freed slaves for a while. A couple of signs gave interesting history lessons.
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Tough climb (about 8 or 9 miles) back up, but we took our time. At a road crossing, we met a man named Finnegan (’99) who gave us each a piece of fruit and chatted for a while. He’s writing a book about the history of the trail towns.
Got to the campsites at 15 miles, and Murph and Stray said they were going to go on. Smittee (Bean) said he’d go, too, since he didn't want to be so close to the road. Dave wanted to stay, but I was feeling really good and not tired at all. Maybe we can start alternating who picks the destination for the day.
Walked the 4 ½ miles to the shelter in under 1 ½ hours. My feet were on fire (and the trail was pretty flat). The section of Brown Mountain where we stayed was inhabited by freed slaves for a while. A couple of signs gave interesting history lessons.
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