but we'd try to go as far as we could. Woke up and slowly rolled out of the motel by 10. Neutron found a pair of shoes his size in the hiker box and would try them out. Xan was ready yo get going. Achilles and Chopstix were still hanging in the room. It was very overcast out, but only sprinkling a little, on and off. Tons of purple flowers and other wild flowers out. (urple owers, dad ;)
Great hike. A few spikes, but not bad. Lots of cows all over the place. Almost ran into a couple of them on the trail. After mile 8 or so, there was a sign for trail magic up ahead! There was a cooler with sodas, pbj sandwiches, sugary sweets and a weather report. Everything a hiker could need!! As I munched on a sandwhich, a guy parked in the lot nearby and came over with more supplies. Well, hi there Lumberjack! Thanks for the stuff!
[A serious side note: if you want to make a few weary hikers smile and/or make a few new friends for life, drive to the AT with a cooler of cold drinks and a few snacks and wait for the bait to work. You will make their day. And if you REALLY want to go for it, do burgers and dogs and beers and fruit. They will bow down to you...]
Powder and Russell showed up, then Earthling and Logos. We were all taking a break before the last steep hill before the shelter. Last push! Made it there as it started to sprinkle again, and chatted with Roadrunner who'd rolled in earlier.
Slowly but surely, the whole crew from the Atkins motel rolled in, too. The shelter was full and a few kids tented. The sky was so threatening (it did rain for 20 minutes or so), but it never stormed. We made a campfire and had a nice relaxing evening. Left Field was full of stories and tea and music from his awesome $20 speakers. And he ate spam toasted on a rock next to the fire. It's so nice when the weather is good. Makes it a lot easier to hang out and chat round the fire.
I guess we will push on for a bigger day tomorrow...
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-- Posted from the trail...
Location:Knot Maul Shelter
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