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Plenty of rocks to go around

Kevin

by Kevin

Plenty of rocks to go around
An open field on the approach to Chestnut Knob Shelter

This morning was fairly typical. I woke up at 6:15AM, and was on trail at 7:00AM. I knew I had a tough climb coming, so I wanted to take it on early, and not during the noon day sun.

The first 4.5 miles to United States Forest Service road 222 were fairly easy. Therre was one climb that took me by surprise, but everything else was simple.

The climb up Chestnut Knob was quite hard. It was fairly steep at times, and there were plenty of rocks to go around. I was moving at a fairly good clip today, so I finished the 4.5 mile death march before 11:00AM.

I spent the rest of the day walking a never ending ridge. There were many little ups and downs, but nothing too terrifying.

There were plenty of delightful views. I was always looking down into "God's Thumbprint", which is a flat valley surrounded almost entirely by ridges of Appalachia.

My home tonight is Jenkins Shelter after a respectable day. Tomorrow I shall march 24 miles.

Good night, and good luck.

Kirby

Ga>ME 2008.

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