Rising up above the valley, hikers below just waking up

Trail Angel Mary's place, water and shade

Hikers cafe, civilization at last, km244

May 21, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

The alarm rang at 04:45, by 05:30 I was walking. As soon as the sun came up my magic umbrella went up and turned the next 20kms and 760m climb into relatively good walking.
The incredible sun could no longer get at me and I stayed sane.
And then comming down, I could see the "hikers cafe", and from a distance of 3 km's feel the ice cold beer going down my gullet and the juicy Hamburger between my teeth. My phantasy flourished and reality did not dissappoint!
Feeling like a king after the second ice cold beer I decided to take my first "ZERO" day to wash my body, wash my clothes, and sleep in a soft bed. A trail Angel drove me up to Idlewild to a cute lodge where I now write these words. Tonight I will sleep, and how!Read more