April 24 - Slip and Slide

Post date: Apr 25, 2012 1:44:24 AM

The description of the hike today from "Five Pair"? "Cold, windy, snowy, wet, rocky and muddy... slip and slide."

The hikers trudged 18 miles in those conditions with the first 10 miles being an uphill climb to the summit of Roan High Knob with the added pleasure of continuing snow and gusty winds. The hikers are now within 80 miles of the Virginia state line.

The hikers settled for the night into the breezy Overmountain Shelter, a converted tobacco barn, and will rise tomorrow with 18 miles as the plan, will hit the 400 miles hiked mark, and the camp site being Mountaineer Falls Shelter in Carter County, Tennessee.

382.7 miles complete/1801.7 miles to go