Clyde Smith Shelter to
miles
Weather: rainy
HossFly and I woke to a beautiful morning. We had some fun trading a few items of food. I gave away two prized packets of gourmet apple cider for two of my favorite flavors of Cliff bars, Blueberry Crisp and Carrot Cake. Quickly reaching the gap, I knew I had a long climb up to Roan Mountain ahead of me. I actually felt pretty good and it took a lot less time than I expected it to. I was quickly above the clouds in the valley which made for some neat views. In the picture you can see the ridge of an adjacent mountain over the clouds below me. Three quarters the way up, I heard the rumbling of distant thunder. I basically ran the rest of the way. The top was completely clouded in and it just started to sprinkle. I kept heading on to Roan High Top Shelter to escape the rain. My mom had told me that this was the coolest shelter she had ever seen because it is two stories. It is by far the worst I have been to yet. In all the others, the bunk is raised from the ground making it clear that it is not to be walked on. Here you sleep on the floor. And of course the floor is filthy from everyone walking with muddy boots and wet gear. Even upstairs is pretty bad. So, I'm pretty glad I didn't hike up here through the rain last night. It's definitely a nice place to wait out the rain though. It stormed for hours while I sat and shoveled food into my belly. I also spent a few hours trying to widdle, but failed miserably. So just to spite me for complaining about the shelter, it ends up thunderstorming all evening. So I decided to just stay and hike a ton tomorrow. Wish me luck.
High: good hiike up the mountain
Low: I hate the rain
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