May
7, 2013
Day
22—Icewater Spring to Cosby Knob Shelter20.3 miles, 230.1 total
Today was great. The weather
was excellent. The views were
amazing. And the hike itself wasn’t
anything too difficult. I even saw two
deer this morning while I was cooking breakfast.
The trail went everywhere today, on ridges with 50 feet down on each
side, through pine forests with trees blown down everywhere. With the fog, at times it looked quite eerie
with the clouds swirling around the pine trees, reminded me of a haunted
forest.
Other than that, it was my first 20-mile day! And I could really tell the distance was
longer than usual. After hiking about 17
miles, my feet were really starting to ache, and I was becoming a little
grumpy.
But once I got to the shelter, I set up my bed in the shelter, made my
first of two dinners, and was comfortably stuffed by the end of the night,
especially after my two candy bars….Mmm.
Tonight, there are once again many new faces. Ringmaster made it the 20 miles, and now
there are Strider, Lost, Island, Patch, and Scout, among about 15 others.
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