diverdog
5/25/2013, 10:59 PM
I am on the Appalahia Trail north of Harpers Ferry.
Right now I am in my hammock trying to get some rest but there has been a god damn Black Bear patrolling around camp and the mother#####er stinks! I can see why they call them skunk bears. I hike the AT about five times a year and have about a quarter of it done.
Vet would have loved this morning coffee over a campfire and thick like motor oil.
Tomorrow is gonna be tough. My son sprained his ankle and is really gutting it out. I will carry half his stuff which will put my pack 50 pounds plus. May cut the mileage short tomorrow and give the kid a break. We soaked his ankle a cold creek and that helped.
The wind is really whipping. We are on the top of a mountain and somewhat exposed. Hammocks are great except the insulation below you is nonexistant. I spread out an emergency blanket below my sleeping bag and it helps.
Good night.
DD
Right now I am in my hammock trying to get some rest but there has been a god damn Black Bear patrolling around camp and the mother#####er stinks! I can see why they call them skunk bears. I hike the AT about five times a year and have about a quarter of it done.
Vet would have loved this morning coffee over a campfire and thick like motor oil.
Tomorrow is gonna be tough. My son sprained his ankle and is really gutting it out. I will carry half his stuff which will put my pack 50 pounds plus. May cut the mileage short tomorrow and give the kid a break. We soaked his ankle a cold creek and that helped.
The wind is really whipping. We are on the top of a mountain and somewhat exposed. Hammocks are great except the insulation below you is nonexistant. I spread out an emergency blanket below my sleeping bag and it helps.
Good night.
DD