Day 125 – Shaker Campsite to October Mountain Shelter 

“If you believe in magic, come along with me

We’ll dance until morning ’til there’s just you and me

And maybe, if the music is right

I’ll meet you tomorrow, sort of late at night

And we’ll go dancing, baby, then you’ll see

How the magic’s in the music and the music’s in me” – The Lovin Spoonful 

Up at 6:10. On trail at 7:30.

Mostly sunny and 56 going up to 80. Very humid.

I feel like I’m being watched .

Fog down in the valley.

Stopped at the famous AT Stand at 8:30. Roadside self-service snack stand. Got soda, ice cream, and Doritos. Used their Wi-Fi and emptied trash

More wetlands today.

Stopped for a break at a road crossing at noon and 7.5 miles for today. Planning to get water in 1.6 miles. 

Seeing lots of SOBOs today.

Got to October Mountain Shelter at 6:50. Father and daughter are here as well as a dad and young son. Plus a pair of young kids on their own.

So-so water at camp. One of these things is not like the other!

In bed at 8:15. Read for a while. Damn bugs!

Rough day. Long, humid, and lots of bugs!! Almost cut the day short but there were no camp options. Worst bug day of the entire trip.

Technical Notes:

• Pop Tarts 370
• Ice cream sandwich 150
• Doritos 150
• Dr Pepper 150 
• Dr Pepper 150 
• Trail mix 350
• 1320
• Zero-sugar sausage 120
• Cheese crackers 250
• Trail mix 200
• Fig bar 200
• Skittles 100
• Ramen 370
• Dehydrated chicken 170
• Fritos 600
• Water 3.4
• Miles 18.9
• Time 11:30
• Elevation gain  3964
• Calories consumed 3500
• Calories burned 7000