Daily diary

I woke at 5:10 and was packed and ready to leave by 6. Tortoise was already in the outdoor seating […]

The descent into Damascus was an easy roughly 10 miles.  I arrived at The Broken Fiddle hostel aroun 11:45. There

Shortly after Tortoise retired to his tent and I to the shelter, a thunderstorm swept through soaking the ground. It

Today was a water day. Much of the morning I walked along Lauren Fork, a gurgling river about 20 feet

I woke naturally at 5:20 and was out of tge hostel by 6, walking by the light of my headlamp

A pretty uneventful day. Five miles of fairly easy hiking in good weather. Nice but not photo-worthy views.  Arrived at

The wind overnight was extremely strong and loud, to the point that even with earplugs in I had trouble sleeping.

Not many views today,  trees in the way. Finally around 3pm there was one exposed rock with a wide view.

I’ve been setting my alarm about 3 minutes earlier each day so that I continue to wake up as close

Overnight it was milder so I slept well. I hit the trail at 7:45. The first stop was High Rock