Date: 2015-05-06
From: Sugar Run Gap Road.... Woodhole Hostel

To: Rice field Shelter
Miles today: 18.0
Weather: few clouds

I had a lovely nights sleep in the softest bed in the world. So nm freaking nice. I got up a stripped and remade the bed. I packed up all my crap and went down for breakfast. Fresh oj and bread were on the table. Along with homemade apple butter and homemade strawberry syrup. For breakfast we had a delcious french toast. The sugar and butter were carmalized on the bottom of the toast, on top was a homemade yogurt sauce with fresh starwberries. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. There were also farm fresh eggs and farm fresh sausage. The best sausage i have ever tasted! Seasoned perfectly. I was so stuffed by the time I was finished. I checked out and spent way more money than I should have. Totally worth it though. I hit the trail by 9. I had a lot of miles to get in. Amother very warm, sunny day. The miles went fast. Not too bad terrain wise and I had some pretty awesome views. One place called Angels Rest was great. It was a giant boulder and it looked out over Parisburg. The bridge over the river u saw from up there in ended up walking across later that afternoon. When I made it down to the road I saw Goodman and Iron Will! It was great to have caught up with Will. He had to get off for a week because he hurt himself so I was finally able to catch up with him. We chatted for a bit, they were going to the same shelter I was for the night too. After such a large breakfast I wasn't really hungry for lunch until about 2. I stopped along the side of the trail just past town and had cheese on tortilla. As I was packing up Hip came down the trail! Whoot! Excited to catch up with someone else I knew! After getting out of town it was a beast of a climb to the shelter. Lots and lots of up. And then it went down to another road. Just to go a few more miles back up. At one point just before the shelter it got pretty steep, such a pain in the ass. When i got to the shelter I asked about the water source. And sure enough, it was the little spring .3 miles back down the steep climb. I knew it as I walked by it, I actually stood in front of it and said I bet this is the water source. But my book said there was a source at the top of the hill and I believed it. What a lie. Goodman was kind enough to take my water bladder back down the mountian to fill it when he did his. The only bad thing about that was I wasn't able to clean off after a long, dirty, sweaty day. Thank god for baby wipes, I was able to get some of the dirt off my legs. The area around the shelter is nice. A lovely wide open field to watch the sun set. And the sun rise in the morning! I saw Salmon come up the trail as I finished setting up my tent. We chatted for a bit, he was going to the campsite 1.6 miles up the trail. At camp tonight was Will, Goodman, Jedi, Mighty Mouse and 2 others that I haven't met before (and I can't remember thier names) There was suppose to be thunderstorms tonight. I did hear some rumbling as I climbed the giant mountian but that was it. Hopefully, it doesn't rain.And I just got a wierd craving for Pringles right now...strange