Day 7 - Sunday, April 5, 2015
12.3 miles
Easter Sunday! What an awesome privilege to be on the trail on this special day, giving glory to God.
We started on our way at 8:15, while Griffin headed back to Rockfish Gap. He decided he was ill-prepared to go on as cold as it is.
The morning was very easy, becoming a little steeper in the afternoon. We saw lots of day hikers – they all smelled so fresh, I was ashamed to walk past them!
We began to see some unusual artwork today – someone had painted white blazes with faces on them all along the trail. They provided a little entertainment for a couple of days.
We had a great view of snow-covered mountains south of us. It looked like a ski resort.
Cedar Cliffs was a beautiful spot – very similar to Tinker Cliffs in our previous section. It was a warm, sunny, beautiful day.
At one point, water was flowing out of the side of the mountain into a concrete slope to allow it to run off the side of the mountain. Wait-up stepped inside the concrete instead of stepping over it, and his foot slipped. He went down and bent his trekking pole, but thankfully did not get hurt. His water bottle fell out of the side of his pack and rolled down the mountain a ways. He had to slide down and get it.
By 5:00, we were ready to find a camping spot. Trouble is – it was all rocky and sloping terrain so it was hard to find a suitable spot to set up a tent. Finally, we found the only flat spot around at the base of a big boulder.
No comments:
Post a Comment