If ever there was a day to describe that word, today was the day. No rain in the morning getting packed up, but about an hour into the climb into the Smokies, the temperature dropped and the rain came down. It wasn't too bad when I was moving, but dare to stop longer than 4 minutes, and the chill would shoot right through my bones. Lots of people leaving Fontana Dam, so we weren't sure about numbers at the shelters. We picked up Little Foot (Dave) at the Dam, and were led by one of the fun Connecticut kids (Closeline). Got to the first shelter and it was stocked with people eating and trying to warm up. We headed on to the next one, 3 miles away, and there were a few people doing the same. We forged on and finally got to the third, another 3 miles away, and it was almost full! No one had passed us from the group that left the Dam, so we couldn't believe that some people had only hiked 3-6 miles that day!?! Yeah, it was raining, but that's barely 3 hours when there's nothing much else to do out here... and if you're already wet...
Anyways, the boys are tenting, and I got one of the few last spots in the shelter. We dried off as best we could. We cooked. We ate. It's cold out, but tomorrow is supposed to be even more rain and colder. Boo.
I'm ready for bed. Must get through tomorrow and then it should clear up. Warm, dry thoughts!
-- Posted from the trail...
Location:Spence Field Shelter
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