Day: |
093 |
Date: |
Sunday, 3 August 1986 |
Start: |
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Finish: |
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Daily
AT Miles: |
13.7 |
Daily Other Miles |
0.3 (to shelter) |
Total
AT Miles: |
1801.2 |
Total All Miles |
1854.7 |
Weather: |
Warm, humid, partly sunny, fog in the
morning. |
Accommodation: |
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Nutrition: |
Breakfast: Muesli, health drink. Lunch:
Biscuits and peanut butter, health bar. Dinner: Noodles, instant
pudding. |
Aches: |
None. |
Animals Seen: |
Squirrels, chipminks. |
People Seen: |
1 AT Hiker (by sections), many other
overnight and day hikers. |
Pictures: |
Here |
GPS Track: |
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Journal: |
Got up at 6am after a restless
night. Fortunately, it didn’t rain (though it was quite windy) but
lots of people climbed over me during the night to get to the
loo. I packed up and woke Pete at 6:30am. We had breakfast and
left at 7:45am after asking the campsite caretaker to book us into
the AMC Lake of the Clouds Hut for tomorrow night. The fog was
clearing and we could see some of the closer mountains. The Trail
was slow going and we made our first stop at AMC Galehead Hut where
we had peanut brittle (good!...all we could eat for 50¢!). We then
carried on along the Trail which was mostly through scrubby
conifer. We had lunch at an overlook near Zeacliff in improving
weather before walking down to the AMC Zeacliff Hut (all the
pancakes you could eat for 20¢!...good!). It was then another five
miles to our target of Ethan Ponds Shelter. Peter had been moving
better today (less uphill) and the last part of the Trail was easy
walking with good views and we arrived at 6pm. In residence already
was southbound AT Hiker, Tom, and seven young people (kids, really)
from some camp. It was pretty noisy, but they all went to bed at
9pm, which was good. Ten of us in the Shelter built for a maximum
of eight was a bit of a squeeze, but we managed. It rained a
little, but not much, at dusk. |
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