| Mile | 65.8 |
|---|---|
| MilesSinceLastUpdate | 11.7 |
Wind wasn’t too bad last night. Got up at 6, was able to tear everything down in less than 30 mins. Today wasn’t quite as brutal as I had thought, at least at first. Killed the first 9 miles and 2500 ft of ascent/descent in less than 5 hours, but the final summit of Kelly knob really had it in for me. I’m writing this at the summit right now while I try to catch a quick break. No use in getting to camp at 230 anyway, so kind of just soaking in the nature and hoping some pain goes away.
Made it to the deep gap shelter. Easy enough stroll down. I think I’ve got a real solid hammock hang too. Got here at 4ish and everyone here is struggling to stay awake. Shelter is super nice actually, two stories, and has windows. Met two new folks that showed up, Tai, and Lonestar (first person I’ve met from Texas). Everyone is bailing into a hostel or town tomorrow as a gnarly cold front is coming in (us included). The next actual campsite we will be reaching us expected to get down to 13 degrees tomorrow. Tomorrow will be easy physically, but will be a lot of watching weather and planning. The odds of being out of Georgia this coming week are very high.
Some nice views from the first summit of the day, Tray Mt
View from top Kelly knob, the point at which I knew my legs would never be the same
Deep gap shelter
Tough days like this it is always nice to find little mementos that wonderful people have left on/in my pack
Hammock hung at -2 with feet down.