Total miles: 565.2
A good hard day. I took my time. Met some cows where the trail crossed a pasture.
Some big climbs, the last 4 miles today were 2000 ft uphill. And it started raining as I began that hill. Beefjerkytime. Big climb. At the top was a bald, and at 4000ft it pokes up into the rainy, foggy cloud. More uphill. The featureless grassy hill in the thick fog was very dreamlike. Very cool. From there the trail went into the deep dark forest. Pretty sure it's haunted. Trail goes up and outta the haunted forest, still uphill, then you start to get worried because you think you should see the shelter by now but you don't and did I go too far, etc.
Then wham, you see the shelter. A good thing, the rain was cold and heavy at that point.
Shelter looked big from the outside and didn't disappoint. It's got four walls (most shelters are open on one side) and a door. I go in and see an awesome scene, about 15 people having a grand old time. The shelter holds 8 but we've got 16 all snug in here. The weather is going bonkers outside on the top of this mountain but in here it's all good. A good, hard day. We earned this one.
Staying at Chestnut Knob shelter.
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