Ethan left his shoes, he's now walking barefoot.
One state done, 13 to go!
The twisted oak at Bly Gap, NC
Fortunately, he was South-bound!
It's not all dirt and rocks
3/26/15 - I left out of Dick's Creek Gap at 8:30. Ten-speed, who is from Switzerland passed me an hour or so later. Pops is still behind me. While sitting for lunch, Full Throttle and Grasshopper passed me going south. They are slack packing from Bly Gap back to Dick's Creek and ToG hostel tonight.
Top of Georgia hostel first opened in 2014, and the staff works hard to keep it looking nice. Some people complain about the pricing, but really I think it more about the confusion over what is charged and what isn't. Twenty dollars for a bunk bed isn't bad, and neither is five for a shower, it's when the customer can't see the menu that problems start. The breakfast is eight dollars, and you get about what a restaurant would serve for that price. I'd stay again.
The trail out of Dick's Creek Gap starts at elevation 2675, jumps to 3176 in a mile, drops to 2900 at Cowarts Gap and then shoots straight up Buzzard Knob to 3750 in just over a mile. After bouncing around for five or six miles, the trail climbs to the Georgia-North Carolina border at 3833ft and then charges up Courthouse Bald to 4666ft in a mile and a half. It's as if the trail crews in NC are saying,"We can build tougher trail than those Georgia crews". It was a tough day. Coming off the final peak before Muskrat Creek shelter, we passed a view to the west. I'll look up the town we saw when I get Internet service again.
It's fun to read the comments people send to me about the pictures I post. It's really encouraging, knowing that y'all are enjoying this trek as much as I.
View of Dave Barrett Creek area, NC from just before Muskrat Creek shelter
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