AT Section 2 Day 6

Tue Apr 14 Chatfield Shelter to Knot Maul Shelter 18.4 mi Happy birthday to my sister, but I don't think she reads this. Today has been a long day. I woke up at about 6:30 and was excited to see it wasn't raining. It took about an hour to get dressed, get breakfast, and get everything repacked. As soon as I dawn my pack, it starts raining. But I was having more of a problem dealing with my heel than I cared about the rain. After about 4 miles, I was down in the Great Valley I was talking about yesterday.

Everything 50ft higher than me was in the clouds, but the beautiful rolling green hill for as far as the eye could see were amazing. Shortly after, I resupplied at a gas station right before crossing under I-81. I let myself choose between carrying all day a beer or a mtn dew, and the dew for tomorrow morning won out. I climbed a big mountain crossing into the next wide valley. Then ridgeline. Then back down to a river. Then a mountain. You get the idea. All very pretty except when I couldn't see because of the rain or if I was in the clouds. Over 18 miles of this before reaching this shelter. I really like this a lot more than the constant forest of NC/TN, but I do miss the balds. The pastures here are just so bright green and roll on forever. Anywho, my feet are hurting and tomorrow is going to be longer and harder than today. Fortunately, if I don't feel like I can make it, there's a nice shelter halfway. I'm really happy everything in the pack stayed dry. I don't know whether it'll rain tomorrow. Hope my food package is in Bland by Thursday morning. Love you all!