Rain goes to the rain – The walk

70-18 miles today from Byrds Nest #3 Refugio to Gravel Springs shelter, 3,400 feet high, 4,200 feet down, a total of 1,017 to miles

To the tent or not to the tent

I went to bed before dusk because I was very tired. I slept well until I heard lightning storms approaching. The storms continued to rumble in the distance with bright flashes of light throughout the night, but they never seem to reach the crest we were. It rained quite hard throughout the night.

Last night I continued to hesitate at the shelter and place my store. I couldn’t decide. I worried that the mosquitoes ate them. But I decided to finally prepare my store.

Tarnished in

The birds woke me up around 5:00 am and they told me it is time to start. At 6:30 he was packed and ready to start.

The walk began along Elder Ridge, which is a set of cliffs that leads to Mary’s Rock. It seemed a spectacular section of the path, but unfortunately the clouds had settled and visibility was only 100 feet. I couldn’t see anything.

However, Mary’s Rock left, there was a very long section of Mountain Laurel that covers the path on both sides. The laurels had also dropped their petals on the path creating a spectacular scene in white and pink. I was boosted on this moist playful day.

More rock walls

The entire path through the Shennies was obviously built by the CCC. There are walls and rock retention areas where it would have been very technical, but now it is quite soft due to rock retention walls. The entire path has large rocks outside to retain the ground.

When I arrived at the 211 highway I literally went out to the road. Leaving that gap, I was very humid and miserable, but when I reached the past of the mountain, the sun began to make its presence very briefly, although nebula in the sky.

It is a wild life

It is a very sad rainy Sunday, so very few people are out even on the roads. But what went to greet me were two wild turkeys. They were paid on the other side of the rock wall for about 50 yards by their side while walking.

Most of wildlife in the park is so accustomed to humans and does not see us as a threat, so animals remain especially deer. After a while, the turkeys decided that they had enough and took off from the shelf. His size was huge.

Motivator

Some time ago another hiker told me that it has no food. I don’t know if I really believe him, but he said that the reason he doesn’t have food is to motivate him to reach the next destination. I know that feeling now because I am tired of the food I have in my bag after 4 days or so.

There are several restaurants here in the Shennies and at this time I am looking forward to the Elkwallow side for a Smash hamburger. I can enjoy more restaurant food shortly. It is a motivator, especially when you really are hungry.

Dry space?

I stopped at Elkwallow Wayeside and got a Smashburger. I was quite tasty. Along the way there were several other hikers, including Coolwhip and Milkbone, whom I have not seen from the priest shelter. Later I found fears that I have not seen from Waynesboro.

I walked the remaining six miles to the shelter. When I approached the shelter, I knew that tonight if there was a space in the shelter, I would try to take it. I’ve been soaked for several days.

The idea of ​​sleeping in a dry space sounds quite well. In addition, tomorrow I have 13 miles to the shelter where I will take a nearby.

So tomorrow as soon as the birds lift me at 5:00 am, as they always do, I will pack and go to the way to be able to shower and wash these unpleasant clothes. Hopefully tomorrow at the shelter can dry all my shit.

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