I woke up this morning to hardcore rain again. My tarp became saturated so it was like the tarp wasn’t there. Cold water everywhere.
I laid back down to assess and realized that the longer I’m exposed, the wetter my gear gets wet that needs to dry. Think sleeping bag, pad, dry clothes, etc. I woke up and just started confirming dryness then packed everything away in my dry bag.
Around 6 the rain started to clear up so I got and prepared food. We decided because of my issue and the forecast, we would hike to Hwy 50 and stay at a hostel. That meant a 20.9 mile day. This is tough because I’m already in so much pain but it’s what needed to happen.
I’ve been trying to hike without headphones because I kind of regret how little I didn’t hike in silence on the AT but I needed to get into a groove.
It’s pretty amazing. We started later than earlier days and we did more miles and finished by 4:15. Nearly 21 miles in 9 hours with quite a few elevation gains.
We arrived at the hostel and it’s so cool. Free beer. Free food. Free housing with an emphasis on a donation.
We ate at a hotel across the street. So good after eating so many ramen bombs. Back at the hostel and in bed.
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