Friday, June 29, 2012
Hampton, TN
Hiked 15 miles today to Hampton, TN. The terrain is getting easier, but my foot has become injured some how. If I place my left foot on anything that is not level I have a sharp pain shoot up my foot into my leg. Very painful but I must push on. Found another water fall today, Laurel Falls. Ate lunch there before blue blazing into Hampton. Was very thirsty and found myself a biker bar named the Ice House Saloon. Drank two pitchers of ice cold beer followed by some questionably greasy food. Afterwords I picked up some short term food supplies and hiked back to the trail. If I had known i had to climb a 2 mile straight up mountain I would have never had drunken that beer, what a experience. Ran out of water the first mile up, not good. Decided to call family and friends once I hit the top, my break for the day. Finally got over the mountain and through Hampton again to the Watauga Lake Shelter. An hour before I got to the shelter it started pouring rain, lightning everywhere. Was glad to make the shelter when I did. Two days out from Damascus, VA my resting point.
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