I've had no phone service for the last two days. I'm writing this entry from Standing Bear hostile. I need to walk to the top of a hill to send it.We stared Day 19 at Double Spring Gap shelter. It started raining about an hour after Road Rash and I started walking. Several of us thought it would be a good idea to wear only our rain jacket. We thought our pants would dry quickly. However, we were walking in a cloud. Absolutely nothing drys under these conditions.
Road Rash and I decided to leave Thought Foot a note on the trail letting him know we were going to stop off at another shelter to wait out the rain. We met Beetle and a couple who said they quit their jobs and were going to hike the trail starting in Maine in July. We built a fire in the Shelter fire place and dried our clothes. Road Rash got lots of tasty treats from the couple. Thought Foot never saw our note and he went on to Tri Corner Nob shelter.
We later met up with Thought Foot. There were spectacular views along the way when the fog cleared. The shelter was packed. People were sleeping on the ground. It rained all night. There were many people at the shelter I did not know. Most of us laid in our sleeping bags after dinner trying dry out and get warm.
The Smokies are incredibly beautiful even in the rain.
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