An orange salamander I saw on the trail today.
An interesting set of trees I saw today.
A 'Pooh with a view'!
A mushroom growing on the side of a tree. The mushroom looks like a clam to me.
A fireplace, I guess from an old house, right on the trail. I'll have to look this one up.
My bear bag hanging for the night.
Today was a mostly unspectacular day. I saw a few things that were beautiful and interesting, but I really didn't have a lot of time to stop and observe or study or enjoy them. I had miles to make today, and more to make tomorrow. Fortunately, tomorrow sees me at the trail intersection that takes you to Elk Park, and Jeff is going to meet me there and I'm taking a zero day with him in his camper--YEAH! I'm definitely looking forward to it!
From the pictures, you can see the things I saw. I didn't add the panorama, so I'll add it here. This was from Little Rock Knob:
Again, there were a few spectacular things, I just didn't get a chance to enjoy them. I hiked 17 miles today and didn't meet a single other hiker until this evening as I was about to reach the summit of Roan Mountain. I met 2 sets of 2 hikers going the direction I had just come from. They were both going to camp for the night. I pressed on to this shelter and I am, once again, the only person in the shelter. It's never fun to be the only person in a shelter, and it is really making me start to feel lonely--this is my third shelter in a row by myself.
Anyway, I'm going I read for a bit then go to sleep, wanna be up early!
Anyway, I'm going I read for a bit then go to sleep, wanna be up early!
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