Day 46 May 31 - Start the triple crown!
Day 46 May 31 Days miles 17.9 AT Mile 712.5
Stayed at Catawba Shelter
Hiking time 10hr
Pass plus/minus - +4
Critter Rescue - 16
Total Deer seen - 2 today 18 total
Total Bear cub - 1
Last night it poured all night, we were relatively dry but a lot of our clothes and gear were wet in the tent.
Today we start the triple crown which is Dragons Tooth, McAfee Knob and Tinkers cliffs. Made good time hiking to Dragons Tooth which was a long.hard climb up but the trail after that was very steep down and technical, took us a long time. We intended to do 20 miles but stopped at 18 for our body's and time.
It is very cool to see!
This is what the ridge walking.looked like for yesterday and today.
Saw 2 deer, one was a fawn hiding beside the trail waiting for momma. The second was a button buck and he just watched us walk by.
Saw some more cairns, or piles of rocks made by early Settlers to clear the fields, which were steep hillsides!
Here is a view of one of the Stair climbs we had today, straight up!
This is one way you get in and out of cow pastures.
More wet muddy walking!
Stayed at Catawba Shelter
Hiking time 10hr
Pass plus/minus - +4
Critter Rescue - 16
Total Deer seen - 2 today 18 total
Total Bear cub - 1
Last night it poured all night, we were relatively dry but a lot of our clothes and gear were wet in the tent.
The sky was clearing up and could see some views.
Today we start the triple crown which is Dragons Tooth, McAfee Knob and Tinkers cliffs. Made good time hiking to Dragons Tooth which was a long.hard climb up but the trail after that was very steep down and technical, took us a long time. We intended to do 20 miles but stopped at 18 for our body's and time.
Saw 2 deer, one was a fawn hiding beside the trail waiting for momma. The second was a button buck and he just watched us walk by.
Saw some more cairns, or piles of rocks made by early Settlers to clear the fields, which were steep hillsides!
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