June 13 – May I Take Your Order?

Post date: Jun 17, 2012 8:45:56 AM

With better weather predicted for the day, "Five Pair" saw 18 miles for the day.

Into the hike and as "Five Pair" approached a road crossover, joy in the form of Trail Magic appeared. This version came complete with seating, menus and service. Immediately, "Five Pair" removed her still damp boots and socks and settled in for lunch compliments of Bob and his friends. "Five Pair" was provided a menu and ordered her Trail Magic which consisted of a turkey pasta entre, deviled eggs, fruit and a Pepsi. A drink refill of lemonade preceded a two course dessert, a chocolate cupcake with peanut butter icing followed by a chocolate cupcake with peanut butter icing.

After a long satisfying meal, "Five Pair" and her full stomach went back onto the trail and headed out to her shelter destination.

Arriving at the Rausch Gap Shelter with her 18 miles complete and looking at an empty shelter, "Five Pair" began settling in only to have four hikers arrive shortly thereafter and a change to tenting would now be the sleeping arrangement. The hikers were new to "Five Pair": "Lone Star" from Texas and father passed away recently and taking some time off by biking from Texas to Georgia, hiking the AT and planning on biking home to Texas after completing the AT, "Danish" college grad from Denmark and living in Germany, "Metric" refers to all distances and measurements along the trail in kilometers, and "Bad Dinner" actual genesis of trail name unknown but provides different answer each time asked. As the five began settling in, "Honey Badger", "Duke" and "Duke’s Keeper" hiked into camp.

1170.1 miles complete/1,014.3 miles to go