| April 19, 2005 |
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Derrick Know Shelter to Double Spring Gap 193 miles from Springer
Mt. |
| Started at 9:40 am this
morning since I have a shelter day. Trail has been fairly
smooth this morning and more level hiking in the early morning
sunlight. It's so bright and fresh looking, and the sun warms
me up quickly. Hazy in the distance, but I expect some great
views today. I just stopped for a short break, but I'll have
to leave soon, the black flies are eating me up! |
| The trail today was
undulating with short steep sections and short rocky and rooty down
hills. Had lunch at Sliders Bald and refilled water bottles.
The water trickled so it took a long time to fill them up. I
had the pleasure of hiking with James again today. |
 Beautiful views hiking from
Siler Bald to Double Springs. The trail followed the ridge
line between N.C. and Tenn. To the East was N.C. and to the
West Tenn. I could see into the Come Mt. area. Climbed
up some vertical rocks in the trail which made footing very tricky.
I love my Leki poles for both up hill and down. |
| Arrived at Double Spring
Gap Shelter at 5:00 pm. A beautiful short hike today. I
was very grateful to arrive early so I could cook myself a hot meal
of rice. Tomorrow I'll stop at Clingmans Dome, the highest
point on the AT, and maybe press on to Newfound Gap for a long hard
day of steep trail.
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By the way, Ann Marie the AT is 2,201 since
I hiked the extra mile at Fontana Dam.  I'm hoping that someone
will pay the extra pennies for that one stink'n mistake that cost me
an additional hour on the trail arriving at Mollies Shelter at dark.
I did get a good sunset picture that I otherwise wouldn't have seen.
Things happen for a reason sometimes unknown to us.
Sleeping in the shelter with G.R.U.M.P., Easy Does It, James and his high
school students. Met Batch from N.H. (He says,
"Lika a batch of cookies.") this evening again. I just found
out he is 83 years old and hikes from sunup to sundown. |
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Swing'n Jane |
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