2014/5/12 Mile 714
Mediocre to bad night of sleep in the shelter. It was too warm to be in the bag but the bugs were terrible if you were out of it. Looks like a lot more tenting in my future.
Hike with Lunch and Captain for most of the day. Started with Dragon's Tooth, a large rock formation jutting out of the ground. We climbed part way up it but didn't venture to the top. The hike down from it was rocky and had some scrambles so it was fun.
Hit the road and walked to a nearby gas station for an early lunch. Had pizza, iced coffee, and $0.35 ice cream. While hanging out there Forrester magically appeared. He got picked up by a local as he was road hiking in the wrong direction to get to the store. Second set of bad directions he has received.
Back on the trail we passed Bubba and Sarge bathing in a creek before heading up to a ridge for the afternoon hike. Got pretty warm and were happy to find water at a shelter before McAfee Knob. Got sprinkled on while heading up to the top and some clouds were looking pretty ominous but nothing came of it.
McAfee and later Tinker Cliffs both offered extraordinary views. I tried to capture it with photos but nothing does it justice. Somehow the terrain and the trees and the few homes scattered about make a fantastic vista. If you are ever in the area I highly recommend checking g it out.
The guys decided to stop at the shelter right after the knob but I decided to push on to the next one so I could get into town as early as possible. Made good time and got rained on a bit. Squeezed in dinner and some conversation with Red Leg? before sundown and promptly went to bed. Need to make up for last night.
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