Day 10: March 10, 2009

Today was a very chill hike. It was relatively flat except for one big mountain known as Standing Indian Mountain. It was the highest peak we have climbed so far, but it had many switch-backs that very slowly wound us up the mountain at a low angle. Sot is was actually quite pleasant. The weather was still awesome today: warm, sunny, dry, and a gentle breeze. We hiked about 12 miles and landed at Carter Gap Shelter. There are 2 shelters here. One that was built in the 1950's and looks like it may even to too shoddy for mice to inhabit. And one newer shelter. Topo, Giggles, Mosey and I, along with Evergreen, Memphis, Indiana Jones, and SawMan decided to claim a large, flattish area in front of the older shelter so we could all camp together and use the big fire pit in front of the shelter. We cooked dinner and then sat sroung th fire all night telling each other stories. We talked about the craziest things we had ever done and gotten away with. Talkes of car crashes, survival, food, music, and who knows what else. SawMan was in the Marines and stationed in Iraq for a while. He had some pretty crazy stories. We are all getty pretty dirty and very stinky by this point. But we are all still having a good time. Peace!