19.6 miles hiked today, 599.7 miles N
Dismal Falls
I woke this morning with a sore left hip. This is a bit better than I was yesterday where a lot more was sore but I still resolved to take it easy and not push myself. I started out with a full load of water but again I was along the top of a ridge and as a result used all of m
y water before the next water stop. On the up side though I had to carry a lot of water I was nearly out of food so that didn't burden me much. The terrain was very flat at the top of the ridge line and I took it easy but still made about 3 mph.I caught up with Invisible Man who gets hiking by 6:30AM and passed him at the next shelter where he was spending the night. Since I was so low on food I made a .4 mile detour to a small grocery where I got lunch and bought enough food to get me to Pearisburg.
I don't want to stress my joints which are still tender and so I d
ecided to stop short of the next shelter by camping at Dismal Falls, a sight to behold and hear. I made dinner under the tarp and then the time for me to wash had arrived. I had felt gross with salt stains on all my clothes and backpack and so dirty I have dirt in my elbow pits. I took the quiet and lonely campsite as a opportunity to wash my shorts and do some very quick washing in the very cold stream.
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