It was a lucky choice: mid-afternoon I stumbled on amazing trail magic. A dad who was slackpacking his daughter was making pancakes, eggs, bagels, & fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice. Not only that, her hike was almost over so he had several bins of dehydrated foods and supplies they were giving away. I scored some gatorade, beef jerky, and lots of dried veggies. Meals are going to get a lot more interesting.
I'd set out to do the hike as fast as I could, so I was well ahead of the other 4 (Flatlander, Blueberry Crisp, Lancelot, and Danger Mouse). I didn't quite make it out before dark (in part because trail magic lengthened my lunch), but I was still pretty fast. The others came in 2 hours later (they were even more delayed by magic than I was).
The plan is for a sleep in tomorrow, and Blueberry Crisp is campaigning to sleep at the highest shelter on the trail a day later. The trouble is it would mean low miles for two days just after a couple of shorter days into and out of Damascus. We'll see what happens.
Start: Walnut Mountain Road
End: Boots Off
Distance: 23.3 miles
ETA: Nov 30 - Dec 2
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