Cherry Gap Shelter - Roan High Knob Shelter
Another big day and I feel pretty good. I had a great morning talking to a section hiker named Dave from Maine before hitting the trail. The trail was beautiful with very manageable ups and downs. I walked up on some AMAZING trail magic from 4th Quarter and his wife. They had HOT breakfast burritos and homemade cookies! I ate with the boys from the night before.
I hiked out of the gap with Fuzzy Bear and heard all about his life in Louisiana. The ups and downs felt good and I stopped to get water at a shelter with Semi Circle and Tooter. I pushed up to a rock outcropping to eat lunch and play on my phone for a while before continuing on.
When I got to Hughes Gap 5 miles from the shelter, I had to hype myself up because I was worried about the climb. Thankfully it wasn’t as bad as I anticipated, but the last 2 miles kicked my butt. I love the Roan, but I was hating it today. At one point I thought I was climbing straight to Heaven instead of the shelter.
I finally made it and had dinner with Anchor Man, Bathtub, and Manners. Creature, Dumb Horse, and Party Dave showed up and it was great to visit. I hope the weather is great for the balds, I’m pumped for a bunk and karaoke at the Station tomorrow night!
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