87-year-old Harry, thru-hiker |
14 miles
10:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
When got to the office this morning, Harry was there! Wow! He’s making good time. Makes me ashamed when I am tired at the end of the day. This time I asked if I could take his picture, I didn’t think folks would believe an 87-year-old would be out here without proof.
We were shuttled back down to Walnut Mountain Road to hike north to Dennis Cove Road and end up back at Black Bear.
The creek at Laurel Fork |
Oh, the joys of slackpacking. When we are out on the trail for only one
day, we don’t have to take our big backpacks but only enough water and food for
the day. It is so nice to be free from
the load. I think at this point on the
trail, even most thru-hikers – even if they are die-hards at the beginning –
would agree to slackpack every chance they get.
Cheryl and Shenna have arranged to slackpack with us for the next couple
of days out of Black Bear. It saves
money on the shuttle too when you go together.
Dennis Cove Road Trailhead |
We drove back over the mountain to Hampton to get Subway for
dinner.
Rhododendrum in bloom |
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