No Rain, No Maine – Fox’s AT Thru Hike – Day 9


When I arrived at the shelter last night it was wet and humid, but more fog than rain. That changed overnight. It started raining during the night and never stopped. Early this morning, at 6am, it was really going down. Several people are talking about waiting, but… the forecast says it will rain until 3 pm 3 pm is too late to go out. So, no pain, no rain, no Maine; I start walking.

It’s not yet hot enough to melt all the ice.

Thanks to the woolen underwear I am not very cold. Wool really works when wet, except on my hands. I think the constant rain prevents them from warming up. I guess wool doesn’t work when submerged. Likewise my feet are hot and I even step in a puddle. 30 minutes later they are hot again, until the next misstep. And sometimes the trail is a stream so you get wet with every step.

Water flowing down the trail in North Georgia on the Appalachian Trail

Sometimes wet feet are the only option

Stopping at Standing Indian for lunch, I ran into three hikers who were also waiting out the rain. Everyone seems friendly but, for the first time since they started, no names are exchanged. I couldn’t even tell you why, it just happened.

Fortunately, the miles after passing Standing Indian Mountain are quiet. The rain stopped and I settled in at Carter Gap. Jerz from Standing Indian arrived and we finally exchanged names and had a good chat.

Not much for photos today. Baca juga tentang c6wgs. It’s really hard to take a decent photo when the lens is wet and anything you can use dries out and should get wet if you take it out.

  • Breakfast: oatmeal and granola
  • Lunch: cous cous
  • no dinner
  • Snacks: Lara bar, Millville cereal bar
  • Known today: Jerz
  • Days without ramen bomb: 9

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