We hitched a ride into Franklin, NC, yesterday from a nice lady and her teenage daughter from Atlanta. They offered us some fruit and provided good conversation for the 11 mile drive into town. We took the rest of the day off: short 3.6 mile hike = not quite a zero day = near zero day = nero! Get it?
After that rest, my legs were feeling really good so I made a 15+ mile hike Today. My goal was to make it to Fontana Dam by Saturday but now I'm thinking I can make it there by Friday. The sooner I get there the sooner I can get into the Smokies. For some reason, the Smokies is a big milestone for me. I can hardly wait to get there. I will take a zero day at Fontana Dam and then hike through the Smokeys. That should take me about 5 days.
Today I was wishing for a cool breeze. That's right, a cool breeze. After being so cold for so long the temperature today was near 80. It felt great! I sweated a lot but it felt great.
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