Beginning Point: Hightop Hut
Ending Point: Bearfence Hut
Daily Mileage: 12.4 Miles
Total Miles: 901.4 Miles
Weather: Hot and humid and no rain!
Had an easy day today - not too many hills, and the hills we did reach were pretty mild. We slept in late, but we weren't the only ones to do that. We climbed out of our bags around 8:45 and Stephan made some coffee and heated water for oatmeal. We picked a bunch of red raspberries to augment the oatmeal and they tasted awesome. Over breakfast, Q-Tip mentioned some campsites near Skyland Lodge. We left the shelter around 10:45 and started hiking.
It was so humid today, and we had such a late start that it was slow going. My heels have blisters so at one point we stopped so I could tend to them. I wasn't paying attention but I heard some noise down the trail and looked up, expecting to see another hiker. So I was shocked to see a bear about 50 ft from me. Fortunately he was shocked to see me too. We stared at each other with jaw-dropped expressions on both our faces, and he decided to crash through the brush and flee the scene. It was awesome to see him.
We decided to tent when we got to the shelter. Neither of us have sleeping bags right now, only silk liners, and they don't really keep you warm at night. I've been wearing my rain pants and socks inside the liner... and I forgot to wear my polar fleece (my standard pillow) the other night too, like a dummy.
Well, enough for now. Hopefully the no-see-ums won't come thru the bug netting.
Steph
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