Date: 2012-04-22
From: Long Branch Trail Campsite

To: Licklog Gap
Miles today: 19.6

Sakyciau ¡i diena ¢ ekstremali ir tuo paciu labai gera. Palikau savo stovyklaviete ryte dar apsiniaukus dangui, bet palaipsniui saulute vis da34niau ¡vysteldavo ir a¡ netrukus pasiekiau Rock Gap ¡elteri, kuriame a¡ dar nesu buves. Galvoju reiketu vandens u34sipilti, u34kasti. Todel pasukau jo link ir cia atradau labai puikia kompanija. Wiffel Chicken, mergina, kuri buvo praeitu metu thru-haikere ir dabar mokosi buti rid34ranere (ridgerunner), Blue Skyeri ir dar kelis anksciau nematytus vaikinus. Kai tik pasirod34iau manes paklause ar nenoreciau sald34iu pyrageliu. Ka, klausiu!? Pyrageliu!? Ir dar sald34iu!? O, brolyciai, tai buvo puiku. Ir ¡altinis cia pat tiesiai i¡ po 34emiu sruva. Labai smagiai praleidau pusvalandi, bet vis tiek buvo laikas eiti. Taigi atsisveikinau ir truktelejau toliau. A¡ letai einu, mane tikrai pavys ir pralenks, bet a¡ ne lenktyniauti linkes. Oras visai i¡sitaise, debesiukai po dangu pradejo lakstyti. Netrukus mane pralenke Blue Skyeris. U34 kokiu de¡imties minuciu, 34iuriu, jis man i¡ priekio be kuprines atlekia. Klausiu kas atsitiko? Pasirodo ¡elteryje jis paliko savo senelio skarute, kuri jam buvo labai brangi.Prie¡ pat Siler Bald oras tiesiog akyse pradejo vesti ir man u34lipus ant ¡io kalno, net ir su prie¡vejiniais drabu34iais, buvo ¡alta. Neilgai a¡ ten buvau, nors tikrai puikus vaizdas nuo jo veresi. Ilga ¡iandien diena. Vietos pasistatyti palapienei ties Wayah kalno stovyklaviete nebebuvo, tiek daug ¡iandien 34moniu. Todel patraukiau dar apie mylia iki Licklog Gap. Pradejo pusti stiprus ¡iaurys,o sniego kruopos dengti 34eme. Pasistaciau palapine, apkam¡es jos perimetra pernyk¡ciais lapais.Ir stoga papildomai sutvirtinau su atotampomis, ne34inia koki ¡posa gamta gali nakti i¡kresti.                         ---|---I would say this day - extreme and at the same very enjoyable. I left my camp in the morning still under somber sky, but the sun gradually increased flashes, and I quickly got to Rock Gap Shelter, in which I've never been. My thoughts were to fill up water bottles and the rest for a while.Therefore, here I discovered a truly pleasant company. Wiffel Chicken, a girl who was last year's thru-hiker and now she¢s studying to be ridgerunner, Blue Skye and a number of previously unseen guys. As soon as I appeared, they asked me if I wanted a sweet pastry. What!? A sweet pie!? Of course, I want! Oh, my, it was fantastic! And here is a spring near by shelter. Water flowing directly from the ground.I spent half an hour talking and chatting, but still time is to go. So I said goodbye and went the trail further. I am hiking slowly, I certainly will be surpassed, but I do not tend to race.Whole weather has improved: sky cleared and small clouds like white herd of sheep began moving across heaven.Just before the Siler Bald weather started to cool down before eyes. I climb on top of this hill but even with the windproof clothes were cold. A short time I was there, although, it was terrific picture and I wanted to stay longer.At Wayah Mountain Shelter did not find any space to set up my tent, because of so many peoples is already here. I didn¢t hesitate long time and, after filled up all my bottles with water, headed further with hope to find the right place for the night. That place becomes lovely flat ground at Licklog Gap.Strong norther blew, and snow grits started to cover the ground. Set up the tent and, to make it strong and warm enough through the night, put along perimeter the last year¢s leaves and attached guiline to the roof.