Today's miles 22.9. AT miles 1433.9
It was a long tiring day today, we had some miles to make up from yesterday. The weather though was a lot cooler thankfully, a much nicer walking temperature. We had a small rain shower in the morning then it remained dry and overcast for the rest of the day. We set off at 8am which seems to becoming a regular start time for us.
It was a pretty uneventful day, the trail scenery and terrain didn't change much, it was a mix of smooth and rocky path sections through the forest with lots of ups and downs over small mountain tops thrown in. It was one of those monotonous days where time dragged, at least for me anyway, Nigel was happy but admitted it was a long dull day. You reach twelve midday having walked four hours already, realising you still have another six hours of walking to do. You're then counting down the hours the rest of the day, it goes quicker eventually but the last mile to the shelter/campsite always seems to last forever. Today's last mile was a rocky ascent over the highest point of the day. Luckily we don't have many days like today.
There was some nice graffiti on top of Shenandoah Mountain, a painted 911 Memorial flag. No baby caterpillars or bugs today but a few baby orange salamanders and lots of frogs on the trail. The frogs migrate over mountains apparently, that's a big journey for a little frog.
We arrived at the Morgan Stewart shelter at 6pm, Wet Scary Dog was already there. It was a much cooler evening, we had to wear jackets for the first time in a few weeks and get tucked in our sleeping bags to keep warm. A bit of a contrast from yesterday evening when we sat just in our underwear because it was too hot.
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