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Got an excellent breakfast at The Station; pancake, potatoes, bacon, scone, gravy, coffee. Got a short shuttle drive from Dave back to trail. Planned a lot of miles, but with small elevation changes today. Passed the 400 mile marker early in the day. Many waterfalls on the way, followed the Elk River for a short

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Started the day by divvying up the remainders of the trail magic, then headed out into the cold. Weather was primarily consisting of a cloud we walked in for the first hours. The first bald we crossed with zero visibility and horizontal rain/mist/fog. Clouds started to come undone a little bit, which gave way to

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Started from the apple orchard quite late, then a relaxed day up Roan High Knob. Nice spruce forest and rocks up there again. Highest shelter on the AT, and fully enclosed with a door. Storm warning for tonight, started raining after we got there. Day hikers came in late carrying beer, wine, cookies, snacks. Big

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Got a good deal on a slackpack and out of Uncle Johnny’s just with day packs. Met Brother Tom on trail, who’s doing trail magic on weekdays. Got sweet tea, brownies, an apple. Thank you! Climbed Unaka Mountain while it was getting foggier by the minute. Very atmospheric in the dense spruce forest; moss everywhere.

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No bear activity at the shelter, but snake sighting. Keeps the mice in check, so thats perfectly fine. Just about six miles down to Erwin. Really good views of the Nolichucky River from up above. Everytime you come down into the valleys the change of weather, humidity comes as a slight shock. Hostel is right

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