Day 31 - 4/01

Daily mileage: 4.2
Total trail mileage: 344.1
Starting location: Erwin, TN
Ending location: Curley Maple Gap Shelter
Weather: Clear and sunny all day. 60-70 degrees during the day

I am at
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=36.104084,+-82.396784

Another short day. I got up, ate breakfast at the hotel, and watched
tv for a while before departing at noon. I passed by the hostel and
was surprised to see that nobody left yet, so I hung out there for a
while before getting on the trail. Hey, we were planning on only
doing 4 miles anyway.

Dare I say it, but today was actually hot. It is weird that just 2
days ago I was freezing. Things that were freezing solid are now
melting (for example, chocolate). And, my pack all of a sudden became
heavy again since I just resupplied. The streams I was passing today
were crystal clear but still rather cold. I also passed Moonpie and
Doozie (they were slackpacking back to Erwin).

I got to camp really early in the afternoon and set up my hammock. I
read for a while and then fell asleep for a bit while reading.
Eventually everyone else came including Mellow Yellow, Camp Chair,
Andreas (Sockburns), Grandma, Butter, Cookie Monster, Dethmarch,
Sugarbush, First Man, and 2 section hikers.

We got a bonfire going and Cookie Monster brought up a 9-pound HAM!!
We got it going on the coals and it ended up turning out perfectly.
Damn, that was good. This night was named "Hamboree" and will likely
not be our last. If only every night could be like this one...