Date: 2012-05-28
From: Matts Creek

To: Brown Mtn Creek
Miles today: 22.2
Weather: overcast clouds

05/28/12 (pirmadienis) 22.2 ¢ 799.3 Matts Creek ¢ Brown Mtn CreekRytas Matts Creek Shelteryje i¡au¡o labai gra34us. Netrukus a¡ priejau James upe ir iki pesciuju tilto per ja buvo like tik keletas myliu. Veidrodiniame upes pavir¡iuje atsispindejusi saule akino ir buvo neiprasta ja matyti ¡vieciancia i¡ apacios.U34lipau ant Little Rocky Row ir mano nustebimui cia atradau 34mogi, besedinti vieni¡os pu¡ies ¡e¡elyje ir bera¡anti i ma34a laptopa. Kai a¡ ji nufotografavau, jis papra¡e manes dar karta tai pakartoti su jo mobiliu telefonu, sakydamas kad jeigu to nepadarytu, niekas juo nepatiketu.Nusileidus nuo Bluff kalno seke pirmas trailmagic. Cia i¡ prijauciancio haikeriams 34mogaus gavau buteliuka ¡alto Gatorade atsigerti, o ties kabanciu Pedlar tiltu viena ¡auni ¡eima pavai¡ino mane gerimelio skardine, sausainiais ir apelsinu.Neu34ilgo jau buvau Brown Mtn Creek stovyklavieteje, prie¡ tai gerai i¡simaudes upelyje. Sed34iu ant kelmo prie pastatytos palapines ir vakarieniauju.  i vakara kaip visada ¢ ko¡e ir kakavos puodelis ¢ mano pagrindinis patiekalas.  ioje vietoje a¡ esu jau trecia karta. Pirmas buvo 2006-ais, o antras ¢ 2011-ais, kai kompanija man palaike Shenanigans. Jis tada tru-haikino, o a¡ ¢sekcijavau¢ ir jam to savoti¡kai pavydejau. Tada man galutinai subrendo mintis pakartoti savo 34ygi, kuris del traumos liko neigyvendintas 2006-ais metais. Dabar esu ten kur ir svajojau buti pernai ¢ savo did34iojoje kelioneje Appalachians kalnuose, tur but seniausiuose kalnuose pasaulyje¢¦Pauk¡ciai ciulba, ¡niok¡cia ¡alia tekancio upelio vanduo ir begaline ramybe u34lieja ¡irdi...---|---At Matts Creek Shelter dawned nice morning. Soon I came to the James River, and the pedestrian bridge over it was still only a few miles away. Reflected from the river¢s mirror the sun shone unusually dazzling from below.Went up to the Little Rocky Row, and to my surprise I discovered a man, sitting under lone pine tree in the shade and typing on the small laptop. When I took a photo of him, he asked me to repeat it again only with his mobile phone, saying that if he does not take the picture, no one will believe it.Went down from Bluff mountain and was ¢hit¢ by the first trailmagic. Here, from hikers sympathizer I got a cold bottle of Gatorade to drink, and then near Pedlar river bridge one lovely family offered me a soft drink can, couple biscuits and orange.Soon I was at Brown Mtn Creek campsite, after a good bath in the stream. I¢m sitting on a stump close to my tent and having dinner. Tonight, as always ¢ rice porridge and a cup of cocoa - my main course. At this point, I am here for the third time. The first was 2006-s, and the second - 2011-s, in the company with Shenanigans. He then thru-hiked, and I sectioned. I was little a bit jealous of him. Exactly here in my mind came the thoughts about repeating All Thing, which was never implemented due to an injury in 2006-s.Today I am here where I dreamed to be the last year ¢ in my grand hike, probably in the oldest mountains of the world ...Appalachians.Birds are singing, near flowing stream makes ripples and immense peace fill my heart...