Day 2 (Stover Creek Shelter -> Justus Creek Campsite) (11.5 mi, 14.3 (total))
Today would be the first day that we had to put up or shut up and pull out a full day of hiking. Originally, we didn't mean to make the 11.5 ish mile trip we did but unknown circumstance propelled us forward. It was at this point that we realized how out of shape we really are. The ascents tore at every muscle in our legs and the descents pounded on our knees.... the flats (when we got them) just left us dreading the next elevation change. Fortunately for us Peter the Crazy Canuck was there with a good sense of humor and charm to keep our morale high. We later discovered he had good reason after he told us he was only stopping for a couple of days then on his way to Myrtle Beach where he owns a place and sail boat. Even though it was so early in the trip this left us a with drool on the lip, especially when the topic of seafood came up. We stopped and ate at Hawk Mtn Shelter where we met Razor the volunteer RidgeRunner who goes to shelters along the Georgia St. section and packs out trash that hikers are too lazy and lame to pack out. He was nice enough to take our trash that we had collected so far and then made his way. Justus Creek came just in time with plenty of water and room for us to set up camp. We were in bed by 8:30 and slept the night away for about 12 hrs straight ha.
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| Brooks running down a rabbit for dinn's. |
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| Ed taking time to model after setting up camp and using his scouting skills to create fire! |
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| Peter a.k.a. "Crazy Canuck" packing up with beach babes and sailboats on his mind! |
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| A little bit of the trail, lots of different terrain for sure. | | | | |
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