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Day: |
039 |
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Date: |
Tuesday, 10 June 1986 |
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Start: |
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Finish: |
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Daily
AT Miles: |
21.5 |
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Daily Other Miles |
0.2 (to Shelter) |
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Total
AT Miles: |
739.9 |
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Total All Miles |
765.3 |
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Weather: |
Mild, overcast, a little rain. |
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Accommodation: |
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Nutrition: |
Breakfast: Muesli, health drink.
Lunch:
Biscuits and peanut butter, health bar.
Dinner: Noodles and
chicken, instant pudding. |
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Aches: |
Blisters on both heels. |
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Animals Seen: |
Squirrels, chipmunks, three deer. |
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People Seen: |
Stu and The Greenhorns. |
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Pictures: |
Here |
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GPS Track: |
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Journal: |
Got up at 6:00am and messed around a bit
before leaving at 7:50am. The Trail was mostly through forest and
fairly easy walking. It was nice to have it a bit cooler. The
Greenhorns had arrived at the shelter just before I left and Mike
indicated they wanted to get to Rockfish Gap the same time as me and
said they would try to stick to my schedule though I don’t think
that Frank was so keen. I was happy at the prospect of a 20 mile
day and hoped to finish early for a change. The miles seemed
shorter, which was nice. After a steady descent, the majority of
the day was spent ascending Floyd Mt and then up to the Blue Ridge
Parkway. The last part of the day was through a lot of nettles and
later through very rocky and difficult terrain. It drizzled a
little in the late afternoon. I reached the Thunder Hill Lean-To at
5:15pm and spent a pleasant leisurely evening eating, writing and
listening to the radio, as well reading the Philosopher’s Guide to
see where my next motel stop might be. |
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