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| A Cairn marking the trail. |
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| A good place to rest, wouldn't you agree? |
May 13, 2013
12.9 miles
7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Rough day, what can I say? Mostly uphill. Reached Cosby Knob Shelter to find lots of folks there already. One older gentleman (maybe late 60s, early 70s) had walked from Orlando to here. He had a hurt ankle so was walking pretty slowly right now. Another older lady had a really bad hurt ankle and was going to call it quits at least for a short time when she got to the next crossing. There were several section hikers and also some thru-hikers. A couple of guys were out only for 50 days to see how far they could get. There were a couple of guys from Ohio who were doing a –day loop to and from Standing Bear Hostel (I40). We gave one of them a trail name, “Iceman” because of his job back in Ohio. The other guy didn’t get a trail name yet. There was a young lady named Frizz who was going as far as Harper’s Ferry. We saw her many times throughout the remainder of our time on the trail. And a fellow named Mark who we leapfrogged with the next day. Firemaker came in later but was too tired to build a fire until he was cajoled into it. It was going to be another cold night.
12.9 miles
7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Rough day, what can I say? Mostly uphill. Reached Cosby Knob Shelter to find lots of folks there already. One older gentleman (maybe late 60s, early 70s) had walked from Orlando to here. He had a hurt ankle so was walking pretty slowly right now. Another older lady had a really bad hurt ankle and was going to call it quits at least for a short time when she got to the next crossing. There were several section hikers and also some thru-hikers. A couple of guys were out only for 50 days to see how far they could get. There were a couple of guys from Ohio who were doing a –day loop to and from Standing Bear Hostel (I40). We gave one of them a trail name, “Iceman” because of his job back in Ohio. The other guy didn’t get a trail name yet. There was a young lady named Frizz who was going as far as Harper’s Ferry. We saw her many times throughout the remainder of our time on the trail. And a fellow named Mark who we leapfrogged with the next day. Firemaker came in later but was too tired to build a fire until he was cajoled into it. It was going to be another cold night.
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| Cosby Knob Shelter |
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| Bear cables at Cosby Knob |
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