Rice Field Shelter to The Captains.
This morning I woke up at 6:15 am. From the shelter, while still in my sleeping bag, I had a nice view of the sunrise. I watched it for several minutes. I wasn't doing many miles today, so I stayed in the bag until 8:00 am. After I ate breakfast I got back in the bag for about an hour. It was about 10:00 when I started hiking. About 100 yards in front of the shelter there was a ridge line with a great view of the valley.
There was a section of trail today that had a lot of wintergreen plants with berries. I ate three handfuls of them.
I stopped for lunch at the Pine Swamp Branch Shelter. Jet Pack and Mosyin were there also. After a few more miles we came to a zip line over a stream that took us to The Captain's. He's a guy that has a house across the stream from the AT. He let's hikers camp in his yard. He has picnic tables, a fire pit, and a refrigerator full of soft drinks on an enclosed back porch. He's a hiker and enjoys helping out fellow hikers. There are 10 people here right now. Coming across the stream is interesting. Everyone I saw made it without incident. The five young guys are here along with Foxtrot, Dutch, Boots, and Walker.
I have decided to back off on the miles a little. I'm meeting family in DC around the first of June. I am going to take a train from Harper's Ferry, which the trail passes through, to DC. If I don't slow down, I'll get there too soon. If I do 90 to 95 miles per week, the timing will be better.
I am so envious of you! You are living the dream! I love the zip line. How cool is that?
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The zip line did make it a little more interesting. It was fun watching others go across too.
DeleteGrowing up in the country, a person tends to learn a few things such as what to eat and what not to eat. My mother, who is well versed in edible and medicinal plants never told me of wintergreen. So, I panicked when I first read of your first entry and encounter with the red berries. I had been taught to stay away from red berries. Now that I see you are still writing and kicking and that there are more journal entries. I guess I can relax now. Love the photos. After I finish reading your journey I guess I will have a few questions regarding staying connected as far as your entries and the tech that you are using.
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