Troutville/U.S. 11 to Campbell Shelter, Southbound
Day Fifteen – Monday, April 7, 2014
16.9 miles
8:20 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Karen "Hikermom" Bennett followed us to 4 Pines Hostel where we left our car and she shuttled us back to begin our hike at Troutville--headed south. We left Troutville/US 11 at 8:20 and had a pleasant hike to Lamberts Meadow Shelter. It was 40 degrees and raining and foggy all day. On the way, we caught several glimpses of the meadows below but really couldn't tell much about what was down there because of the fog. Too bad we did not get to see the view.
As we hiked we met Pilfer, a girl from Michigan, for the first time. We also met Caribou from Alaska. They were both headed north. We don't meet too many hikers on the trail these days.
It was 2:30 when we got to Lamberts Meadow where we orginally had planned to spend the night. We rested for 30 minutes then decided to push on to the next shelter because we had plenty of time. It was an easy hike except right before Tinker Cliffs. We had heard so much about the view from Tinker Cliffs and McAfee Knob and were so looking forward to seeing it. But alas, as we reached Tinker Cliffs, the fog was so heavy we coudn't see anything.
We continued on to Campbell Shelter to spend the night, hoping to wake up to better weather in the morning before we reached McAfee Knob. It was dark when we reached the shelter and we were surprised to find Dr. John already there. He said he had zeroed the day at the shelter due to a stomach issue he had after eating pizza from the Quick Stop while at 4 Pines. The shelter was not very big and he had claimed one side of the platform, so we claimed the other side and tried to find a dry spot. We stayed mostly dry throughout the night and awoke to more rain. Too bad for McAfee Knob.
Karen "Hikermom" Bennett followed us to 4 Pines Hostel where we left our car and she shuttled us back to begin our hike at Troutville--headed south. We left Troutville/US 11 at 8:20 and had a pleasant hike to Lamberts Meadow Shelter. It was 40 degrees and raining and foggy all day. On the way, we caught several glimpses of the meadows below but really couldn't tell much about what was down there because of the fog. Too bad we did not get to see the view.
As we hiked we met Pilfer, a girl from Michigan, for the first time. We also met Caribou from Alaska. They were both headed north. We don't meet too many hikers on the trail these days.
It was 2:30 when we got to Lamberts Meadow where we orginally had planned to spend the night. We rested for 30 minutes then decided to push on to the next shelter because we had plenty of time. It was an easy hike except right before Tinker Cliffs. We had heard so much about the view from Tinker Cliffs and McAfee Knob and were so looking forward to seeing it. But alas, as we reached Tinker Cliffs, the fog was so heavy we coudn't see anything.
We continued on to Campbell Shelter to spend the night, hoping to wake up to better weather in the morning before we reached McAfee Knob. It was dark when we reached the shelter and we were surprised to find Dr. John already there. He said he had zeroed the day at the shelter due to a stomach issue he had after eating pizza from the Quick Stop while at 4 Pines. The shelter was not very big and he had claimed one side of the platform, so we claimed the other side and tried to find a dry spot. We stayed mostly dry throughout the night and awoke to more rain. Too bad for McAfee Knob.
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