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May
25, 1981 Monday From Gonzo!s Appalachian
Trail journal
Today we hiked from Silar Bald lean-to about 3-3.5 miles to Wayah
Gap where we met a motorcyclist who stopped and chatted for a few
minutes. He was going the same way we were (on our new plan to take
the road near Lake Nantahala) and agreed to go down and see whether
there was any food by the lake. Shortly afterwards, we got a ride
from a nice couple in a small Toyota pickup. We were cruising along
for a while when suddenly the motorcyclist went by again, returning
to where we had originated. He saw us in the truck, turned around,
and caught up to the truck. He tried to throw us three Pepsis,
but failed. One spewed out on the road, the other two just got battered
a bit. Our driver stopped, we picked up the pop, and cruised to
the Lake Ends Place, a small store, bar & grill and ate a greasy
cheese burger & fries and a cup of strawberry ice cream. Ohh that
burger was heavenly! It was one of the best burgers I had ever eaten,
probably since I had not had any real food in about a week. We bought
a bunch of candy, cookies, etc. and spent the remainder of the day
eating and lying on the beach. Griff, the owner of the café,
said we could pitch our tent in the back after dark. Called home and
talked for approx 20 minutes. Bathed in the lake and had a good time.
I fixed noodles & chilli for supper. Ate too much! Nice view by
the lake. My right heal is beginning to be infected I believe. Played
fish, and washed some of our clothes in the lake. Rained for about
5-10 minutes in the afternoon, but the rest of the day was excellent,
in the 70’s or so.
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