Tuesday, April 22, 2008

April 14, 2008: Groundhog Creek Shelter to Walnut Mountain Shelter, NC

Miles Hiked: 13.1
Total Miles: 257.6

A cold, windy, snowy, late winter day today. L long half-marathon trudge.

It was necessary to do this long day in order to make it to Hot Springs the following day. And, I wanted that quite badly have not been to town for nearly 10 days now.

The high point of the day, literally and figuratively, was Max Patch. Max Patch is a huge bald of over 300 acres atop a 4,300 foot mountain. Even in the snow, the views were stunning.

This evening at Walnut Mountain was the night of the Famed “Bear Attack”. But I have already posted the complete details of this horrific event. So, I will not repeat myself here.

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