Day 19 - Mar 11
The rain come down in buckets last night! At 218 in the morning, walker and I both woke up due to the incredible volume of rain that was coming down, and I use volume in both the three dimensional sense and auditory sense. Thankfully we are proficient in setting up and using our gear and enjoyed a warm and dry night. Even with the rain, I slept great last night, probably only waking up 2 or 3 times and then falling back to sleep quickly thereafter.
We left camp at 9 am this morning. We climbed 4 miles until we hit bluff mountain. From here, the final 11 miles of the day were basically downhill. Not much happened today. Mostly just walking and enjoying the woods. We came around a bend and saw a far off mountain chain and valley that was completely covered in fog with only the highest mountains peaking over the fog.
I do not know if I will ever tire of these views, and I pray that I will not.
As we were descending bluff mountain we spooked out 4 deer. This was the first time we have seen an animal bigger than a squirrel on trail.
We arrived into Hot Springs, NC, by 3. We walked to the alpine motel, set our bags down, and went to the smoke mountain diner. After eating a 12 ounce burger, homemade chips, a buffalo chicken wrap, and a salad, I decided it was time to call it quits and head back to the hotel. Ever since getting back here at 5 walker and I have just been relaxing and planning out our next 4 days.
Looking forward to the next leg of our hike. We are now closer in mileage to Virginia than we are to Springer mountain. Impressive to think of.
The appalachain trail is both extremely challenging and incredibly rewarding.
Time to go to sleep.
Goodnight,
Tyler M.
We left camp at 9 am this morning. We climbed 4 miles until we hit bluff mountain. From here, the final 11 miles of the day were basically downhill. Not much happened today. Mostly just walking and enjoying the woods. We came around a bend and saw a far off mountain chain and valley that was completely covered in fog with only the highest mountains peaking over the fog.
I do not know if I will ever tire of these views, and I pray that I will not.
As we were descending bluff mountain we spooked out 4 deer. This was the first time we have seen an animal bigger than a squirrel on trail.
We arrived into Hot Springs, NC, by 3. We walked to the alpine motel, set our bags down, and went to the smoke mountain diner. After eating a 12 ounce burger, homemade chips, a buffalo chicken wrap, and a salad, I decided it was time to call it quits and head back to the hotel. Ever since getting back here at 5 walker and I have just been relaxing and planning out our next 4 days.
Looking forward to the next leg of our hike. We are now closer in mileage to Virginia than we are to Springer mountain. Impressive to think of.
The appalachain trail is both extremely challenging and incredibly rewarding.
Time to go to sleep.
Goodnight,
Tyler M.
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