🌜Limestone Spring Shelter

Mile 1503.1

Beautiful hollow in the woods but so buggy. It was a steep half mile climb to get to this shelter and when we arrived it was already full with section hikers 😩Would have been nice to dry off a little but but we have our tents- it’s cool.

Some more background on this location… It seemed odd to be so far off trail with such a dramatic and steep approach but apparently the Appalachian Trail was rerouted several years ago and before they did that this location was right on the trail.

We are always pretty good (emphasis on best practices while camping/hiking), but were especially on our best behavior today because there is a ridge runner named Vince here too, camping right near us… turns out he has some odd behaviors and maybe the cautions aren’t necessary. Meanwhile it’s the first time we felt the mosquitoes really attacking- so I was glad to have a bug net for my head!

Rain started back up shortly after we ate dinner and never really let up at all ☔️. Tomorrow looks wet!Leggi altro