This morning I woke feeling fully rested. It is a rare occurrence for me to wake and be up and ready to take on the world. However, this morning I woke at 6:30 and I had my bag packed, breakfast ate and was on the trail by 6:50. The hiking came easy for me today and I found myself zipping along at 3+mph. The trail followed a "ridge" today with views of watauga lake for the majority of the day. It was quite beautiful. The trail is also quite quiet now. Today I only saw six other people while hiking. I figured this had a lot to do with me starting so early so I took a mid day siesta and then stopped to make a hot lunch and still no one caught up to me. It was actually quite nice to have the trail to myself. That evening I stopped after 25miles at double spring shelter. There six other hikers caught up to me, however, none of them were anyone I knew.
Rain is in the forecast so I think I will try to make my way into Damascus tomorrow.
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I am really enjoying reading your blog (and sharing it with Pat). Thanks for including us in your adventure!
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