The plan today was to hit McAfee's Knob, the most photographed feature of the AT (very popular with day hikers), and then race on to Catawba, where Blueberry Crisp had heard that the restaurant Homeplace was worth a hitchhike into town. It turned out to be the kind of day that was both unremarkable, and yet thoroughly enjoyable. We had a good time and some nice chats at the knob, and then an amazingly filling meal @ Homeplace. From there, the nicest southern couple gave us a ride back to the trailhead, including patiently waiting for me to buy a few things I forgot in our last resupply.
It's also been nice having Blueberry Crisp around. I had a conversation in French for the first time in a really long time.
It was all skittles and rainbows today, until I saw my first ever black widow spider*. Crawling past the door to my tent while I set up... <shudder>
Basically I'm just loving the trail right now, and looking forward to Dragon's Tooth at sunrise and 1,500 miles tomorrow. As Flatlander put it when I told her to focus on smiles, not miles: "I'm smilin' *and* milin'."
Start: Lambert's Meadow Campsite
End: tentsite just north of Dragon's Tooth
Distance: 17.5 (s)miles
* there is now one less black widow spider in the world. You're welcome.
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