Today the miles didn't come so easily; I guess the cinnamon rolls can only hold you for so long. It was a cold (lows last night in the 30s) and sluggish start for us this morning.
Hiked through a dense spruce forest on Unaka Mountain and stopped for lunch on Little Bald Knob. At Iron Mountain Gap, a fellow by the last name of Bird had soda and PBR for us.
At Greasy Creek Gap we stopped for a snack and B tuned into the NASCAR race. We regrouped at Clyde Smith Shelter and decided to push on to the next water source.
Up and over Little Rock Knob we hiked, and boy! what a treat the views were. B filled up our bottles in the stream and we pushed on further to level ground. We met up with Backstreet and Double-take and set up our tent nearby. For dinner, we boiled water for our Lipton Sides and enjoyed the warmth of the campfire.
I love the grass pathway, too cool! Did Brandon ever fix his pack strap issue?
ReplyDeleteYes, actually REI had a good return policy. We had to order a smaller sized pack, and then mailed the larger pack in after we received it and they credited our account.
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