May 7 – Hello and Good-bye

Post date: May 8, 2012 4:56:56 PM

In the morning, "Five Pair" met "Austin’s" mother as she would be joining "Austin" and "Five Pair" for a few days on the AT.

After a breakfast at the Red Barn, the three hikers loaded up with their gear returned to the pickup spot to restart their journey. At 10:15am, Ground Control bid farewell to "Five Pair" and watched as the three hiked away and began their day on the Appalachian Trail.

The hike today included some beautiful views and the hikers called it a day at the Knot Maul Branch Shelter after 13.9 miles, without seeing many hikers during the day and the hikers at the shelter did not include any of the hikers with which they had previously met or been hiking with since March.

The hikers passed the 25% completion mark today.

556.1 miles complete/1,628.3 miles to go