Date: 2010-04-04
From: Winding Stair Gap to NOC 4/1 to4/4

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Miles today: 27.3

April1 April fool's is one of my favorite days. I started with a bang. We woke up at Twisted Hair and Cheesemeyer's house. It was the best night sleep in a long time. Sleeping on trail can be an issue until your body gets acclimated. Sleeping on a couch was comfy and warm.I won't go into all of my April fool jokes seeing as though this is a family show. Suffice to say I outdid myself. By the time the car pulled into the drop off spot for the trailhead, we were belly laughing. The 5 of us got on so well. I felt really comfortable with them. Doesn't it feel good when you laugh alot? That's one reason why I love my extended Pink Angel family, I laugh alot and like to make people laugh. We said goodbye to Twisted Hair and Cheesemeyer. They said they may meet up with us at NOC. Can you imagine with all that abuse and thy want to come back for more? Suckers!We started on trail about 10:30am. Let me tell you, it was hot hot hot. We hiked to Wine Spring camp 8.2 miles. It was a tough day for us. The last 2.3 miles went from 4180 feet to 5290 feet. Did I mention it was hot? Thank God for Cabana Boy making sure we had water at camp. I set up my tent. Was I supposed to notice that it was next to a fire ring? I told you I was hot and tired. We ate dinner and Cabana Boy decided it was a good idea to make a fire..... In the fire pit NEXT TO MY TENT. I told him don't burn down my house. I don't think it's covered under homeowner's insurance. I fell asleep with one eye open. Is the camelback considered a fire extingisher?April 2 we got up and did our usual routines. Started on trail around 9:15am. It was going to be hot again today. We decided to only do 7.6 miles. I am really going to have to try and get going earlier in the morning. The heat kills me. It was really dragging me down.This is the area of the AT where you start going over balds. Balds are exactly as they sound. They are mountains with no trees. Hence, they look bald. Yesterday we went over Siler Bald and today we went over Wayah Bald. At the top of the balds you get 360deg views of all the mountains and area. It is an awesome sight!! We pulled into Cold Spring Shelter. The word for the day hydrate hydrate hydrate. We set up camp. Then I made Cabana Boy and I cheesecake. Don't ask me how. It's a secret. I met two brothers at the shelter. They informed me the area has lot of wild boar. Oh goody! They said" and by the way don't mess with them. They are viscious" someone tell Claudia.We checked out the shelter register. River and Fable had passed through for lunch. That means they are only about half say ahead of us. Looking forward to catching them. Hung out in my tent and chilled out as I watched the sunset. Absolutely amazing. Off to lala land.April 3 Cabana Boy and Dutch Tape broke camp and headed out around 7:45am. I was feeling really bad this morning. I left about half hour after them. Another hot day. My plan for the day was to snack on cliff bars and hike the 11.5 miles into the NOC. The sun Is getting to me. Cabana Boy and Dutch Tape weren't sure if they would make it there. I know I would meet up with River and Fable so it was ok. The hike was tough on the knees. The elevation went from 5080 feet to 1723 feet. It was a relatively technical day. I started to lose it towards the end of the day. At one point I lost my footing. As I was trying not to fall off of a ridge I crashed my head into a tree. I sat for minute then jumped up like my niece Marisa and yelled "I'm ok". Only there was no one to hear me. I was trying to overcompensate where my feet were going, but lost my balance. Good news I'm no more mentally unstable than I was before.I noticed that the trees are coming into spring more and more every day. I saw three different butterflies and flowers on the mountainside.I made it to the NOC by 2:45pm. This mean another food drop. Thanks mom and dad and Sammy.I went into the outfitters and there was River and Fable. Yeah!! I checked in to the hostel. It is 20$. This includes shower,flushing toilet,bunk room, and camp kitchen. Please hold back your excitement. The only good thing is I was the only one in my bunk room. Privacy.River,Fable,Yul the Mule and I went to the restaurant. We ate and drank everything in sight. We were on a deck overlooking the river. Really relaxing after a hard day. We looked at the trailhead around 5:00pm and who comes hiking down but Cabana Boy and Dutch Tape. They came and joined us. We caught up about the day. Back to the bunk and settled in by 8pm. Man was I tired and burned out by the sun. We are all going to zero for Easter.LaterCity Slicker