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Appalachian Trail 2003 - Chelsea's Journals
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#29 - April 20, 2003
8:30
PM In my sleeping bag @ Mt Collins Shelter. We are
here with Easy E, Rumbler, 3 guys who are hiking to Damascus,
and 6 weekend hikers from Boston.
We
left around 8 this morning its Andys Birthday! I
told him Happy birthday but Im sorry, I didnt
get you anything! He was very disappointed Ha Ha!
But Oh, well
I told him when we got to the top of
Clingmans Dome, thered probably be vending machines
so I would buy him a Pepsi. 10 miles later, we got to the
top of Clingmans and there was this huge cement spiral
overlook. There were tons of tourists buzzing around who
had walked up a half mile from the parking lot. A lot of
them gawked at us, it seemed, or maybe they were just reacting
to our sweaty stench, heehee! We walked to the top, but there
wasnt too much of a view too much fog. Also,
there were no vending machines, so no birthday treats for Andy. Hiked
another 3 or 4 miles then to the shelters. All in all, it was
a pretty good day of hiking, especially for going over the highest
point on the Trail. Tomorrow well be going 15 miles.
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