Woke up early, had a Poptart and proceeded up the rest of Camp Creek Bald. Skipped the Lookout Tower due to the fog, but stopped at Jones Meadow for water.
Took a short side trail for views off Whiterock Cliff. Continued on the Appalachian Trail section the guidebook noted as "rocky and strenuous." At first, I thought, gee this isn't bad, but then it got REALLY rocky and REALLY strenuous. The views off Big Firescald Bald were worth it though.
The trail flattened out and the scenery changed--we were out in the open, it was grassy, a gravel road--all very pleasant.
A quick stop atop Big Butt Mountain (yes, you read that correctly) and then a plummeting one mile of downhill.
We passed the Flint Mountain Shelter late in the day, which was a ghost town, and stopped to camp at a spring around mile 307 with enough room for one tent.
Fast forward 3 hours later--there are now four tents crammed into this area. We were so excited that our buddies, Bamboo, Morning Kid, Shaman and Bluebird, caught up to us for the night!
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