We had a lot of tough days on the AT, but perhaps the toughest was the day we decided to go 20+ miles down into and out of the Nantahala Gorge. Everyone told us that the hike down into the gorge was horrible - steep downhill for 8 miles. To our surprise we felt great after making the trek down to the Nantahala Outdoor Center so we re-supplied ate lunch and a tub of ice cream each and then hit the trail. We considered spending the night in town, but we we decided to save a few bucks and hike on to the next shelter. I wouldn't say it was a mistake, but we we're hurting by the time we arrived. The hike out of the NOC was steep and the severe thunderstorm didn't make things any easier. We probably would have found a place to pitch our tent but who wants to do that in the rain - so we pressed on. At one point Jess, feeling particularly fatigued, resorted to drinking honey.
Luckily the shelter was nice and there was a great piped spring out front. Unfortunately it had one of the sickest privies on the trail.
We had a lot of tough days on the AT, but perhaps the toughest was the day we decided to go 20+ miles down into and out of the Nantahala Gorge. Everyone told us that the hike down into the gorge was horrible - steep downhill for 8 miles. To our surprise we felt great after making the trek down to the Nantahala Outdoor Center so we re-supplied ate lunch and a tub of ice cream each and then hit the trail. We considered spending the night in town, but we we decided to save a few bucks and hike on to the next shelter. I wouldn't say it was a mistake, but we we're hurting by the time we arrived. The hike out of the NOC was steep and the severe thunderstorm didn't make things any easier. We probably would have found a place to pitch our tent but who wants to do that in the rain - so we pressed on. At one point Jess, feeling particularly fatigued, resorted to drinking honey.
Luckily the shelter was nice and there was a great piped spring out front. Unfortunately it had one of the sickest privies on the trail.
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