We headed out of Hogpen Gap toward Blue Mountain Shelter. It was tobe our highest milage day since we started. We crossed paths with several other hikers that had camped in different places along the trail. Some of them were calling Adam ”Deets” because he is notorious for looking at every single detail about every single thing. He can’t just go with it and let the chips fall where they may, he has to know the details. The trail name fits him perfect.

The Hiking was good, the weather was cool and overcast, the views mostly obscured by clouds, but we made good headway, and arrived to Blue Mountain Shelter about an hour earlier than we expected. It was a long hike, we set up our tents and cooked dinner. Deets stayed around the shelter talking to various hikers, I didn’t linger long, I was asleep before the sun went down. We had a couple shorter hikes the next couple days, then a hitch to Hiawassee for a hot shower, a meal made out of real food, and a real bed to sleep on. We were eager to get started that morning.