03-20-13 Somewhere near the beginning

Slept horribly but still was able to break camp early and head down the mountain.

Late in the day, we puffed up Sassafras Mountain (elev 3342) and struggled down the rocky trail into Cooper Gap for the night. We were joined by a fun group of people--Lisa, Jess, Tinker and the Germans. To stay warm we started a campfire.

Trail Magic
For dinner we ate a tin of salmon and brine my brother gave us for dinner. We finished it but there were floating bits and the brine left that we needed to drink so we could stow the trash away in our bags. Just then a car pulled up and out popped Survivor Dave with water and a trash bag. Hallelujah! We were able to throw it away! Thank you Survivor Dave!

A little while later, a lady pulled up with a box full of cookies and crackers for us to munch on. Thank you!