Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Up at 7:015. Cloudy with high chance of rain.
Had a hell of a thunderstorm about 9:45 pm last night. Thunder was shaking the shelter.
On trail at 8:20.
Arrived at Caledonia state park for water, snack, and toilets at 10:00. Took a 30 minute break. Not as hot today but very humid.
Received amazing trail magic from a couple who drove in from the Midwest solely for that purpose. We chatted with them for 45 minutes while enjoying bratwurst and sodas. People like this make the AT experience really special.
Got to Quarry Gap at 12:20. Nicest shelter on the AT. Only rested for 15 minutes sine we spent so much time with the trail magic folks.
Stopped at Milesburn cabin at 3:30 and 10.8 miles to filter water and wait out a storm. Nice primitive cabin owned by PATC and rented to members and guests.
Reached the Birch Run shelter at about 4:50. No cell service. Looks like we have it to ourselves. Rained hard the last 5 minutes to the shelter and continued to rain for quite some time. On the plus side, the rain cooled things off a lot and sucked the humidity out of the air. Almost chilly now.
Glad I decided to bring a pack towel. With the rain today we really needed to dry off once we got to camp. Also, the silk liner is working great. Put my sleeping pad inside of it, instead of me in it. Perfect in this humidity. Really helps with sleeping.
In bed at 7:00.
Technical Notes:
- Pop tarts – 360
- Zero sugar sausage – 120
- Trail mix – 160
- Bratwurst – 350
- Grape soda – 160
- Doritos – 150
- Baby Ruth mini – 80
- Baby Ruth mini – 80
- Payday – 240
- Fatty sausage – 300
- Curry noodles – 450
- Dehydrated Chicken – 170
- Crackers – 190
- Water liters: 4
- Miles: 13.23
- Time: 8:22
- Elevation gain: 2083
- Elevation descent: 1919
- Calories consumed: 2810
- Calories burned: 2813
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