Saturday, April 17, 2010

Day 4: Trail Magic

The wind was howly in the night, and I was worried it was going to start pouring a few times. It didn't. But I slept badly. The earplugs went back in.

Up. Sunrise. Breakfast. Pack up. Walk. Lots of people out on the Saturday. Then I didn't see anyone for a while until inning into Brian and Xan again! I caught them!! Apparently I mustve been camping less than a mile away. Walked with them for a while. And then stopped to have a snack while they pushed on. Caught up to them again (they were taking breaks both times) and we ended up at the blue mountain shelter where Michael and Tender Toes were lunching. Chatted and then Mad Hatter joined (with a 51 lb pack?!!?!? He had a huge solar charger for his LAPTOP and other video accessories for video blogging etc. ) THEN former thru hiker Gangsta showed up on a weekend trip. She brought us trail magic!! (trail magic is what it's called when non-hikers bring food for thru-hikers. From grilling burgers to pass out or cold drinks and snacks...) She brought up over 6 cans of coke, a huge bag of cookies, apples, bananas, and offered to take all our trash down!! AND we got to ask questions and receive thru hiker knowledge. AND SHE HAD AN ADORABLE PUPPY WITH HER!!! So cute. It's was truely magical. And delicious! (not the puppy). We all were amped to press on...

After filling water and thanking Gansta many many times, all but Mad Hatter and Gansta and a new guy left to conquer Rocky Mountain. Which was rough. Xan led the charge at a fierce pace and we made it up in less than an hour. So proud of ourselves. The boys were originally not going to do it till the morning, but I wanted to get it over with before dinner. It all ended up well and it was a beautiful camp site. We set up and made dinner and Mitch/Mic showed up! He had a massive day (almost 23 miles?!) on his still-sore ankle, but it was good to see him again. He was still making dinner as the sun went down, but I have to bow out to sleep. This mountain took it out of me!

Tomorrow night, we sleep under a roof and shower!


-- Posted from the trail...

Location:Shooting Creek,United States

1 comment:

Nevena Martin said...

Nice! It was so good to meet you. If there was a bookie nearby I'd bet on you making it all the way. Hopefully I'll see you at Trail Days. Happy hiking! Keep kickin some A.