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3rd June 2002 From:
Pass Mountain Hut
At 10:30 A.M., there were six of us at The Elkwallow Wayside Store and Grill; most ended up with potato chips and coke. I had two large hot chocolates and two oatmeal cookies. I covered a long distance today as I wanted to be close to Front Royal so I could get in there early tomorrow. I need to buy food, get photos processed, and get to the post office. My goal is to do all of that and be back on the trail early afternoon. I was able to do the big miles because the trail conditions were superb - super smooth, few rocks, and gentle climbs. I am in the shelter (Tom Floyd Shelter - pictured) tonight with 'Sidewinder', 'Real', 'Snake', 'Sheltowee', 'Backdraft', and 'Wingfrog'. The shelter here has a large deck out front with built-in seats. The group here is a great bunch and we've had a few laughs. I'd write more, but light is fading, so, I'll say goodnight all. |
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I hit the trail at 6:15 A.M. today after about six others had left
before me. Hikers are getting into the early start as they realize that
you can crank out 12-14 miles before 10:30 A.M. and beat the heat. As it
turned out, it didn't get hot at all today.