Day 129 - Maximalist Hiker Gear (7/11/2016)

Yesterday Flatlander suggested that we pack out fajita supplies during our resupply in Marion today. Blueberry had suggested that we could heat flat stones ‎in a fire and use them to cook. It just so happened that there were tonnes of them about, so we each selected a small one to pack out in case our campsite didn't offer good options.

That's right. After months obsessing about minimizing pack weight, I added a 1lb+ rock to my gear. Waterboy nearly exploded with disbelief when he heard. (I got to see him and Cinderella again!)

After Marion we set out for a campsite that turned out not to exist. I was tired and hangry, so we stealth's there anyway, but without a fire ring there was no fire, and so no need for the stones we'd hauled 19 miles. So we carried rocks for nothing.

Still, the fajitas turned out great. Flatlander is already plotting our special meal after the next resupply.

Start: peak of Glade Mountain

End: nonexistent campsite

Distance: 19.5 miles

ETA: Nov 30 - Dec 3