Monday, June 30, 2025. Up at 7:00. Partly cloudy.
Dana dropped us at Pen Mar park at 8:45. Got geared up and on trail at 9:02.
Quick stop at the Mason Dixon line.
Stopped at Deer Lick Shelters at 11:15 and 4.8 miles in for a snack.
Very sticky, but overcast is helping. We have only seen 2 other hikers so far. Will be curious to see how crowded the shelters are. We should be about 2-3 weeks behind the bubble.
Got moving again at 11:43
Filled up on water at Old Forge park. Stopped for lunch break at tumbling run shelter at 1:15 and 8.24 miles. Chatted with a thru hiker who is staying here tonight.
Filtered water and back on trail at 2:00.
Stopped at Chimney Rocks after a hard climb.
Took a quick break at 5:05. Thunder rumbling.
Arrived at Rocky Mountain Shelters at 6:15. Good looking double shelter with beat box and picnic table. Long .3 miles downhill from AT to shelter. Water is .4 miles further down, so we carried in extra and hopefully can make it to the next water tomorrow morning.
Ate a good dinner at 7:30. No issues with not being hungry this time. Got things put away for the night about 8:00 and went into the shelter to read at 8:30.
Forecast calls for thunder storms tonight, but it called for them all day too.
Back and shoulders are hurting. Now I remember why I stopped using this pack after 1100 miles last year. Will see how the next 5 days go.
Overall a good hard day. Have not done 15 miles since I got off the AT last fall. Would not have enjoyed going any further, but we made it.
Technical Notes:
- Breakfast Sandwich- 300
- Zero sugar sausage – 120
- Fatty sausage – 300
- Trail mix – 160
- Payday – 240
- Curry noodles – 450
- Dehydrated Chicken – 170
- Crackers – 190
- Water liters: 4.4 liters
- Miles: 15.53
- Time: 9:14
- Elevation gain: 2835
- Elevation descent: 2566
- Calories consumed: 1930
- Calories burned: 3754
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