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Day 68: Pine Swamp Shelter to War Spur Shelter

May 19, 2013 by zag Leave a Comment

12.5 miles

Well, it did get below freezing last night and I slept like crap. II was a little better once I put on my puffy jacket, but I still had the whole body shivers a few times during the night. OWL & I both slept in late and left camp about 10:30. 
Harder day today than yesterday, even though yesterday was a higher mileage day. Lots of rocks on the trail today; the unevenness makes for very slow walking, and their hardness hurts my feet. We also saw snow flurries – TWICE – so I am second guessing the decision to send home my warm bag. The seams on my new liner socks hurt my pinky toes (even turned inside out). But – I made it to the shelter fine. Phoenix is here again tonight – said she was planning to go to the next shelter but it is at a higher elevation (ie, colder) so she decided to stay here for the night. And Etch-A-Sketch showed up at the shelter with her dad (who lives nearby) and her dog, SamWise, with homemade chocolate chip cookies! They went very well with my beef stroganoff (which was part of a care package put together by some awesome coworkers). They sent me lots of goodies which AWE is sending a bit at a time – I’m very thankful for their thoughts and support!
It is supposed to be cold again tonight, so I am tenting in hopes that it will keep me a little warmer.

 

 

Filed Under: appalachian trail Tagged With: care package, etch-a-sketch, phoenix, tenting, trail magic

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