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June
26 , 1981 Friday From Gonzo!s Appalachian
Trail journal
Slept fairly well last night and surprisingly didn’t get
wet either. Since we had put the tents up in the rain, we did it quite
rapidly, and I forgot to put my ground cloth down. Therefore, I just
folded it to the size of my bed and put it inside. Tent only leaked
a few small puddles. Looked a little bit like rain about the time
we got up(6:00?), but later it got very nice and sunny. The climb
up White Mt. was long, and I seemed to have a lack of energy. The
trail was rocky and the switchbacks were very, very long, but it all
became worth it when we got to Buzzard Rocks where I took some panoramic
view (roll5) photos. Ate lunch and enjoyed the view for an hour and
a half. Too long a lunch for the distance we wanted to go today (22m).
Travel seemed to be slow, I think because of the rocks. My Achilles
tendon began suffering slightly today and yesterday. I spotted a fawn
in the woods just off the trail, it ran just a few yards then turned
around and looked at us. We watched it for a while. No mother to be
seen. Later on at Rhododendron Gap we saw and photographed a doe.
Took a couple of shots of Bill and Jean and moved on. Saw three other
people at the gap. For part of the afternoon, we walked through cow
and horse pastures and over beautiful rocky balds. Nice, but rough
on the feet. When we crossed a nice stream later in the afternoon,
we were so tired, we decided to pitch camp. About 15.5 miles for the
day I believe. Wery tiring walking today. Camped directly between
two small streams and went to bed listening to the sounds of the
streams, with cows mooing in the distance. |
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