Start: Hughs Gap
End: Overmountain Shelter
Miles: 9.4 today, 375.3 total
I forgot to mention that Jake, Cheerio, Hawaii, and Gravytrain were at Uncle Johnny's when I got back last night. I'm going to have to make a list of all the people I've met and describe each one in more detail than the one-page-a-day rule allows. So... coming soon.
So, in the morning Gravytrain, Jake, and Cheerio left Uncle Johnny's; Gravytrain by himself, and Jake & Cheerio left together as always. Around noon, Jason and Robin were shuttled by DeadManMurphy (who's a woman, remember) to Iron Mtn Gap where they headed north (they slackpacked from there to Uncle Johnny's yesterday, about 19.6 miles). Then, around 2pm, Gannon, Laura, and I were shuttled to Hughs Gap. Now, out of the three, I'm the only one not skipping the 27.2 miles from Erwin to Hughs Gap. Laura's really got some make-up mileage to cover later. Gannon doesn't really count since he's only going from Fontana Dam to Rockfish Gap, VA. He can do what he wants.
We did a little over 9 miles, but part of that involved getting up and over Roan Mountain, the last mountain over 6k feet until the Whites in New Hampshire. So it was a long 9. No views at all today; fog, rain, mist, mud, cloudy. Went over a couple nice balds, too. It's a shame the weather is so moody. Tonight we're in a converted barn. Two-stories. Raver, Laura, Gannon, myself, and some other older section hikers are all sharing this awesome shelter.
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