Destination: Partnership Shelter
Today's miles: 19.7
Total miles: 531.6
It got down into the 30s again last night and we were moving slowly this morning. It stayed cool all day, but it was sunny and that's all we could ask for right now. We had many miles to cover because we didn't have any dinners left but we knew we could order pizza from Partnership Shelter, nearly 20 miles away. The distance peeled away rather quickly and easily, as the terrain was forgiving and we passed cascades, open meadows filled with wildflowers and pastures. Magge fell in love with one particular meadow, pictured below, claiming it was one of her favorite parts of the whole trip. We arrived at the shelter early in the evening, ordered our pizza from the house phone at the nearby Mt. Rogers Visitor's Center along with everyone else staying in the area, and indulged in the novelty of a pizza party in the woods. The shelter itself was the nicest one we've seen, with two clean stories and even a shower (although it was too cold out to take one) - it's also pictured below.
Both of us were surprised at how good we felt after a 20 mile day. We hope that continues because we'll be forced to do a 20+ day this week due to the spacing of the campsites.
A very solid hike. All that rain has definitely greened up the open fields. I can see why Magge loved it!
ReplyDeleteLooking good, Sweetie Pie. Seeing that great smile of yours made me happy.
Nice to see some sun.
ReplyDeleteWe will try to walk here in our woods today