2014/5/22 Mile 924
Slept a little cold over night probably because I didn't put my pad in the hammock. Lesson learned.
Hike on my own to the Big Meadows Lodge. Wanted to get there early enough to shower and play around on the internet and it was about 20 miles out.
Uneventful hiking except for another bear encounter. He hung around a bit before scampering off. Also managed to startle some deer a little later.
Made it to the lodge by 1430 and walked the mile down to the wayside to have one of the highly acclaimed blackberry milkshakes. Pretty good but the price was a little steep.
Back at the lodge used the coin operated showers to get cleaned up and washed my socks and shirt while I was in there. Threw them in the dryer afterwards and it was almost like I had clean clothes!
The taproom at the lodge had internet and beer so I just hung out while I waited on the others. Eventually they showed up and we enjoyed a meal together before hiking the last 3 miles to the next shelter. Got to talk to Whiskey Bill about his engineering design project for school along the way which was neat.
Since we showed up late I just slept in the shelter. Not a big deal but there were lots of people in there which makes it noisy. Still managed to sleep just fine after a long day.
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