Got a late start on trail, everything is pretty frozen up here. Not hiking until 10 ish. I catch up to Walk Worthy who has been following the NCAA march madness. He informs me of UCONN's come from behind victory against Michigan. As the hike drops in elevation the temperature gets more bearable. with the sun out, one could say its almost hot. the last 10 miles before Erwin are beautiful, I love the smell of pine forest and this section before No Buisness Knob traverses through plenty of it. At the shelter Live and Learn and Blink catch up. they are slack packing today after ditching out of the snow yesterday. I meet Halfmoon and Mama Bear a mother daughter team who are slacking with them. Only six miles left until town.
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| View into Erwin, TN from the trail. |
I rent a bike from Uncle Johnny's and ride to the Valero to buy beer. The south is weird about their booze. The north is very open about their alcohol problems, they don't use laws to try and stop them. The two mile bike ride on the flat is more than I wanted, but I owed squirrel a beer. We spend another night having a great time, sitting by the fire talking. Rumors around that fresh Grounds is set up only a few miles down trail. Should be an exciting day tomorrow.
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