Easy, boring, and wet

This morning I awoke to the sounds of water dropping off the side of the shelter. The grass was wet and the trees were damp. Rain had made its presence known once again.

I was on trail at 6:35AM this morning after a 5:45AM wake up. The trail from the hut to Elkwallow Gap was fairly typical SNP terrain. I spent the entirety of it walking in a cloud.

At Elkwallow Gap I treated myself to some real food. Before I entered SNP, I determined I would stop once and buy real food, and today was that day.

I spent a vast majority of the day walking with Zack and Cookie. Even though Zack has only been on trail for two weeks, he can already cruise down the trail faster than myself. I think I shall put a bowling ball in his pack when he's not looking.

We determined that we were no longer going to walk the trail today, opting for Skyline Drive instead.

The walk was easy, boring, and wet. There were no views, there was actually nothing interesting at all day long.

I rolled into the "wayside" at 2:50PM, bringing to an end to my hiking day.

Tomorrow I shall walk 2.9 miles and then hitch into Front Royal for resupply and a meal. I will then hitch out of town in the early afternoon and walk to the first shelter.

It's hard to believe I've come this far.

Good night, and good luck.

Kirby

Ga>ME 2008.