2014/5/25 Mile 985.6
Made oatmeal in the microwave for breakfast. Wow. Forgot how fast boiling water could be.
Got on the first shuttle to Ashby Gap. Had a day's worth of food and my water filter in my daypack figuring it would be warm enough to skip the rain gear.
Saw 2 bears, a handful of rabbits, and some large vultures on the hike. I should probably stop counting bears, there are so many.
Ran into Ace and Mack again since I was hiking south. A few other familiar faces came through as well, but most of the activity was day hikers out for the holiday weekend.
Passed a neat shelter that had a front porch, picnic gazebo, and solar shower. Pretty fancy, but it makes sense for such a busy section of trail.
The last 4 or 5 miles passed along the National Zoological Park where endangered animals are bred. Apparently back in the day there would be rhinos and giraffes walking around in view of the trail.
Back at the hostel met Matterhorn and Jed who had come in while we were out. Cooked up some dinner and then kicked back and finished my book (Cyberstorm). Pretty good concept but I wasn't a huge fan of the ending. It was cool that the last bit took place in the Shenandoah which I had just been hiking through.
Everyone rolled in later that night and Jed even drove some folks into town. I was fading fast so I ended up asleep before anyone got back. Figured someone would get me up if I slept in.
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