Mile marker: 16.9 Miles today: 8.8
The big mountain of the day was Sassafras Mountain. It went surprisingly well. Of course, I felt it, but not the worst uphill I did by far. But, I did feel my backpack on my back, even at the start of the day.
I also got my first trail magic that day, twice!!
At Cooper Gap I got an Oatmeal Cream Pie cookie. Sugary, but good😄. Then, I got 2 hotdogs at Gooch Gap.
I initially planned to hike to Woody Gap, but as I was getting to Gooch Gap, the sun was hitting hard, and decided to end my day there.
This is the day I meet “Puff”. That night I slept at Above the Cloud hostel. It’s one of the hostels I wanted to stay on trail. Once arrived there (from the free shuttle service they offer when you stay there), Puff & I did a 3 minutes cold soak in very cold water 🥶 It was definitely good for the muscles!
For dinner I ate a Reuben sanwich & some BBQ nachos. I learned that Wisconsin is famous for there cheese.
Bedtime came around 9h30.