Mile 31.7, Neel Gap
It rained a little last night, a good test for our tents; they passed the test.
Today's hike took us to the top of Blood Mountain. The view up there was fantastic. Blood Mountain is the highest point on the trail in Georgia at 4,461'. We climbed 1,581' in 5 miles to get there. It wasn't as hard of a hike as all the hype we heard leading up to it.
We are currently at Neel Gap where we are staying in a cabin shared with 2 other thru-hikers to cut down on our costs. Laura and I are both sore (mostly our legs but also our backs) so we are taking a down (zero) day tomorrow to recover. After that we plan to pick up the pace a bit. These first couple of weeks are going to be a little slow on purpose in an effort to alleviate any injuries.
Curtis
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Dad (Curtis) and daughter (Laura) have talked about through-hiking the Appalachian Trail for years. We began the journey on March 27, 2013. Dad is still on the trail. Daughter hiked through GA and racked up over 100 miles.
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