Dave drove us out to Forest Service Road 293, at Mile 407.5, and we started hiking back to Mountain Harbour a bit after 9am. The grade was easy and the trail in superb condition. We passed Onward, Brokedown, Sam I Am, Dusty Pilgrim, Johnny Adventure, Happy, Zen, several section hikers and a bunch of thruhikers we don't know. They will all be about a half day ahead of us.
Mountain Falls shelter was built in part by Hikers Chuck Norris and his wife Tigger. It's a great shelter, sleeps fourteen on three levels, has a solid metal roof and venting. We passed it about lunchtime but pressed on southwards to Jones Falls. Then on to the shelter before the rain started in earnest.
We reached the hostel a bit after 3pm; recording a pace of about 2.3mph. Our trail legs are arriving. Wilson called Bob's Dairyland and they sent a shuttle. As we were finishing supper, the rain hit hard and the temps crashed. Bob's drove us back to the hostel. Tomorrow Dave will drive us to FS293 again and we will hike to Kincora hostel in Hampton,TN.
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