rain
blowdowns
beagle
mountain views
Because of last weekend's ice storm, there are trees and branches all over the trail (the poor FMST really has their spring trail work cut out for them!). And I would like to dispute this whole "severe drought in North Carolina" rubbish. I almost adopted a beagle. It followed me 30 miles down the trail. I don't want to talk about it.
For all of the rain and obstacles and puppy sob stories, the views have been WAHOO! worthy, the blue ridge skyline a gorgeous backdrop to this segment of the adventure.
Also, a little trail magic joy to brighten your day and give you some goosebumps:
Today I ran out of water, and even went so far as to start going to houses along the parkway and ask for water (no luck). Half mile down the trail, on the side of the road, I found a sealed bottle of water sitting in the grass.
Total MST miles: 382.5 (212.2 foot, 169.3 bike)
Total trip miles: 492.0 (250.9 foot, 238.1 bike)
4 comments:
Mountains!
The water bottle sounds like MST Trail Magic!
I'll be on the west end of the MST some this weekend as we're heading into GSMNP for a 3 day loop.
Hope the trails are clear there- no bushwhacking needed.
I'm sure that we'll have no shortage of water going up Deep Creek.
Stay hydrated and keep up the reports.
Becka. I'm the MST volunteer making maps that you met at a recent workday. I'm putting them on the web site at
http://www.ncmst.org/mstsections.htm
Keep checking back as new sections are added all the time.
Looks like we'll be up Deep Creek in GSMNP Friday and Saturday. Want me to bury some M&Ms for you in a secret stash :)
Keep walking.
i bet some dude put a roofie in that water bottle and then sealed it up. frat boys can be really sneaky, becka.
even in the mountains.
miss you. sounds like you're having a good time.
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