Stats
Beginning Point: Sassafrass Gap shelter
Ending point: Brown Gap shelter
Daily Mileage: 9.1 miles
Total Mileage: 150.1 miles
Yesterday and today kicked my butt and I'm tired. We had lots of climbs - tons of uphills, and I was pretty tired from the climb out of the NOC - Or maybe it was all the shivering near the top of the mountain.
I don't have too much to say today; I was too tired and had to convince myself to go over those hills. Hence the shorter hike day. It was about 4 pm when we arrived at the shelter; the reasons were several including sore feet, ache-y muscles, and the looming threat of repeat thunderstorms (that never panned - we had a nice sunset).
You might be amused by my dinner selections... They have become bizarre. Last night we mixed a batch of black bean chile with some ramen noodles and I fried up some biscuits, followed by hot cocoa for dessert - okay, last night's dinner wasn't as bizarre as other nights.
Well, early to bed, early to rise or so the saying goes. We have an 11 or 12 mile day into Fontana Dam, then we have to go to the post office, get showers, do laundry, and purchase fresh goods. There is also an outfitters so perhaps more gear shopping wil occur.
One more thing... I would like to digress and talk about farts before I sign off. I'm not sure if its because we are eating more, or more often, or because we have pack belts cinched tight around the waist or what, but everyone has the farts. Its gotten to the point where a hiker will excuse himself just prior to passing gas and everyone who can hear (or worse) still giggles. It has become a very acceptable thing to do because it is unavoidable I think.
Alright, time for bed.
Steph