on that sunny day 12 pack and i were caught by trudger and statesboro. they did a 31 mile day with some night hiking to catch up to us. it seems we have a little pack formed.
a sunny day into hot springs. 12 pack and i woke up early and hiked a little bit before dawn to try to get to town early. it worked, but at the cost of missing some trail magic that involved waffles. we had a greaaat lunch in hot springs and stayed at elmer's place. it is an awesome old victorian house (the oldest house in town) that he rents out to pretty much only hikers. he is a vegetarian and cooks some great meals, however the others arrived too late so we did not get a home cooked dinner. ate at the diner instead. did wash at the sketchiest store ever, and got snacks at the dollar general. I decided to stay for breakfast rather than leave early and do some big miles. a good call. we all ended up at the same shelter again last night.
woke up early and did some more pre dawn hiking to try to see the sunrise on max patch bald. some some nice city lights, but the clouds rolled in. we finished before noon at this hostel. hiked in the rain for a bit. here there are equally weird people to the other hostels. it must be something about this nc/tn border.
some beer and some subs and some dry clothes and i will be leaving early tomorrow into the smoky mountains.
also..... happy halloween. i have some pumpkin temporary tattoos to celebrate. and some vampire teeth.
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