Total trail mileage: 95.5
Starting location: Muskrat Creek Shelter
Ending location: Betty Creek Gap
Weather: short shower last night, cloudy/foggy/drizzling all day,
40-45 during the day
I am at
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=35.020680,+-83.581608
Not much to report today. It was cloudy and drizzling all day so
there wasn't much to see. It wasn't enough rain to get me wet
though. The snow and ice on the trail did reappear, unfortunately. I
did, however, hit the highest mileage so far this trip and the highest
elevation (almost 5500ft).
I am starting to feel hiker hunger. I think it will be a couple days
before it will be in full effect though.
I hiked with Athos for a bit but then it seemed like everyone wanted
to stop at Carter Gap Shelter. It was only 3:30 and it is unclear
what the weather tomorrow and Friday will be (I heard possibly
thunderstorms), so I decided to push on and do a couple more miles.
From that point down to Betty Creek Gap, I was following bear
tracks. They looked fairly fresh, but it hard to tell how old (I am
not a tracker).
I set up camp in a small rhododendren grove on the side of the trail.
It should keep me pretty well protected from the wind.
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