I pitched a tent near the top of Humpback Mountain. I knew we were in for a cold night, but now there was also a wind advisory. After my last attempt to cook in wind, I was cleverer this time. I pitched my tent to block the wind, then set up a cook area inside my vestibule on on other side.
It didn't work. Another dinner of half-cooked pasta and lukewarm chicken soup. I think I just need to use more fuel in cold weather.
The night was nice. I stayed cozy and warm until my alarm went off.
The morning was cold. Very, very cold. For the first time I wore all three layers of tops + my wind/rain jacket, two layers of bottoms, my toque and my gloves to walk. It was just enough to keep me comfortable, mainly because the high winds were around for ages. Still, I managed and it was a beautiful day for walking. Gradually I stripped down to my usual hiking attire, though I never took the windbreaker off.
Around noon I walked past a camping spot and noticed a beverage can nestled into some tree branches. As usual I was annoyed that anyone who left trash behind, until I noticed it was unopened... free drink!
It turns out it was a can of something called Four Loko. I'd never had one before, so I decided to try it at lunch. I knew it was a sort of sweet alcoholic cooler type drink.
Turns out it is a sweet alcoholic cooler type drink that has 12% alcohol. It was like drinking 3/4 of a bottle of wine. For the second time, I found myself accidentally hiking drunk. This time, though, it didn't seem to slow me down. Maybe I even hike better drunk?
Tomorrow morning, I climb The Priest: a 3 mile, 3,000 ft climb.
And now the blog is officially caught up to me! I'll try to keep that up, but data service has been spotty lately.
Start: Waynesboro, PA
End: VA 56
Distance: 29.8 (10.6 + 19.2)
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