Great day for 2 reasons! #1 - Crossed into NC, one state down, 13 to go! #2 - Got my trail name: "Patriot". Irish gave me the name because of the Patriots cap that I wear everyday. Irish has done the trail 4 times in 4 years and we both started from the same hostel on the same day this year. Today I hiked 11.8 miles for a total of 81.4 Miles. Hiked from Dicks Creek Gap to Muskrat Creek. Started the day alone and hiked in the fog and getting pelted w ice from the trees. Caught up to
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