Day 15! March 15 Yeee Haw
We woke up this morning to another foggy, damp, drizzly day. We packed up at the shelter and had a quick mile hike down to the Nantahala. The trail crosses right by the Nantahala Outdoor Center and over the Nantahala River. We took a quick look around at the N.D.C. and then headed back UP into the mountains – 6 miles up, that is!. The rain sort of subsided but it was still very foggy and rain was dripping off the trees. The coolness in the air was nice considering all of the uphill hiking. Even though we couldn’t see far off the trail, the trail itself and its borders were very pretty today. There was a few rock over-hangs, a water fallish type creek, lots of rock out-croppings, and many spots where the trees and brush outlining the trail formed an arch over the pathway. It was inviting and beautiful. The long uphill trek was very rewarding when we got to the top. On the way up, I passed by a friendly couple that gave me a piece of Amish Friendship bread. It was delicious! We stopped at a shelter where we planned to have lunch…and ended up just staying here for the night. It is still wet and raining out and the place we were planning on going to was only 3 more mils, and didn’t have a shelter. So we decided to tack on an extra 3 miles tomorrow’s plan and stay dry tonight. The shelter here is called Sassafras Gap. It holds about 12-16 people. There are 11 of us here tonight. We got kin kind of early since we cut the day short, so we have just been eating and hanging out. We also wrote out own mad-libs and played a game called contact. Tomorrow is going to be a long day, so I better get some sleep. Good night
We woke up this morning to another foggy, damp, drizzly day. We packed up at the shelter and had a quick mile hike down to the Nantahala. The trail crosses right by the Nantahala Outdoor Center and over the Nantahala River. We took a quick look around at the N.D.C. and then headed back UP into the mountains – 6 miles up, that is!. The rain sort of subsided but it was still very foggy and rain was dripping off the trees. The coolness in the air was nice considering all of the uphill hiking. Even though we couldn’t see far off the trail, the trail itself and its borders were very pretty today. There was a few rock over-hangs, a water fallish type creek, lots of rock out-croppings, and many spots where the trees and brush outlining the trail formed an arch over the pathway. It was inviting and beautiful. The long uphill trek was very rewarding when we got to the top. On the way up, I passed by a friendly couple that gave me a piece of Amish Friendship bread. It was delicious! We stopped at a shelter where we planned to have lunch…and ended up just staying here for the night. It is still wet and raining out and the place we were planning on going to was only 3 more mils, and didn’t have a shelter. So we decided to tack on an extra 3 miles tomorrow’s plan and stay dry tonight. The shelter here is called Sassafras Gap. It holds about 12-16 people. There are 11 of us here tonight. We got kin kind of early since we cut the day short, so we have just been eating and hanging out. We also wrote out own mad-libs and played a game called contact. Tomorrow is going to be a long day, so I better get some sleep. Good night
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