3/14/08 - BIG day - hardest so far... 16 total mi, rainy. Climbed up 3000ft then down 3000 ft then up 3000 ft then down 3000 ft & then right before Brown Fork Gap Shelter... back up again!! Said there wasn't a flat mile all day!
- Started off right w/ a good breakfast: pancakes, eggs & coffee.
- Hiked with Matthew. Fun fact for the day - they came across a lot of garbage thrown over a hillside. Someone threw away their goat. Yeah. A dead goat. Which Amos decided to take a picture of while unknowingly standing in a heaping pile of dirty diapers... as Matthew poked it with a hiking pole... Something to look forward to on a future roll of film.
- Best dinner on the trail so far = instant buttery, salty, cheesy mashed potatoes!
- Shelter's holding Matthew, Squire, The General, Ron and a new guy who was pretty much asleep when they got there (Timber, Lumber, Forest... can't remember his name). Those boys are inseparable!
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2 comments:
Good morning Heja! I just read this week's updates and found each one wildly entertaining! Your blog is tons of fun to read and it really is wonderful to know how Amos is doing on the AT. Sure hope he is taking care of his knee!!! Please tell him that Dad and I will pray for him. Love you both a bunch - see you later today for some veggie chimichangas!!! Love always, Mom
Heather and Amos,
I am enjoying the post. Keep it up! Regarding the knee. I take a cocktail of chondroiton, glucosamine and MSM(all in one tablet) for my knee. The good news is it works. The bad news is that it will take at least 6-8 weeks for it to take any noticeable affect. I have some prescription anti-inflammatories that I could take to Amos in the first week of April. Good luck and let me know.
Scot L.
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