Back into my heavy hiking boots. Tough on my feet bottoms and heels but need the ankle support to keep going, more duck tap;).
We hit the trail at 6:30 today an hour before sun rise. Started out climbing pretty gingerly but ankles slowly got better as the day went on.
Walked under a tremendous canopy of stars and then the sunrise- all an amazing start to the day. Ate breakfast on top of a mountain facing east mid morning followed by a mountain stream bath mountain man style what a way to get the blood flowing after having 4 hrs hiking already on our legs. Reinvigorated we said let's make this our long day.
The highlight was going up the Tennessee grand daddy Albert Mtn 4600 ft. Went from hiking to bouldering to get up to the top and then the fire tower but the view was spectacular. This was one of the few remaining original fire towers. What a view.
Just made it down the other side set up camp in time to catch the sunset in a mountain gap- no words.
Each at a meal for 2 plus tuna and needed every morsel.
Great day 22 miles
post script as I finished this 9pm stealth trail side post a light just came by moving fast and 10 min latter an apparently really fit girl yelling Baha. I called out to her and she apparently met up with earlier in the day and they got separated. Unfortunately he apparently thinks she's in front of him and that was why he was moving fast in the dark.
She asked if we were the Ohio boys by chance. Said he was talking about us too.
Hope he eventually slows and she finds him. See if can't do the same tomorrow.
We hit the trail at 6:30 today an hour before sun rise. Started out climbing pretty gingerly but ankles slowly got better as the day went on.
Walked under a tremendous canopy of stars and then the sunrise- all an amazing start to the day. Ate breakfast on top of a mountain facing east mid morning followed by a mountain stream bath mountain man style what a way to get the blood flowing after having 4 hrs hiking already on our legs. Reinvigorated we said let's make this our long day.
The highlight was going up the Tennessee grand daddy Albert Mtn 4600 ft. Went from hiking to bouldering to get up to the top and then the fire tower but the view was spectacular. This was one of the few remaining original fire towers. What a view.
Just made it down the other side set up camp in time to catch the sunset in a mountain gap- no words.
Each at a meal for 2 plus tuna and needed every morsel.
Great day 22 miles
post script as I finished this 9pm stealth trail side post a light just came by moving fast and 10 min latter an apparently really fit girl yelling Baha. I called out to her and she apparently met up with earlier in the day and they got separated. Unfortunately he apparently thinks she's in front of him and that was why he was moving fast in the dark.
She asked if we were the Ohio boys by chance. Said he was talking about us too.
Hope he eventually slows and she finds him. See if can't do the same tomorrow.
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| pic taken after R rated mountain bath. Really quick plunge and a LOT of pucker |
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| Albert Mountain |
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| On Albert Fire Tower |
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| major milestone we completed hiking across Ga. into North Carolina today |
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| Albert Fire Tower |
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