Today definitely proved that we are out of a hiking bubble. We saw more wildlife than people today, and most of the people we saw were going south bound so we wasn't able to talk to them too much.
Although there was a lack of hikers today was nice. We were able to hike 24.2 miles over some moderate terrain. Along the way we were able to get close to 4 doe as well as spot 3 salamanders and 2 chipmunks. The salamanders were around the edge of a pond we came across mid morning.
The weather report has been calling for rainy conditions all week and luckily we haven't had to hike in it much at all. It rained a little today but we were super close to a shelter and hurried up to get there by the time it started to rain heavy. On the way to this shelter I learned a valuable lesson to. I ran out of water 7 miles before the shelter and there were no water sources around until the shelter. It was quite miserable, those 7 miles. Now I'm in a similar situation again, the place we were going to camp said it had a waterfall, but I found out that it was dry and there isn't any water for another 5 miles. So we have everything out that can collect water so that when it rains tonight we might get enough to last until a reliable water source.
Hopefully tomorrow we will see more people out, it definitely makes the day more exciting when we get to speak to others. Max did text a woman we met back in Georgia today. This was Milo and his mom that we were checking up on, they actually just got into Damascus and they're taking the weekend off. I don't blame them at all, especially with the weather forecast.
Thanks for all the prayers and support!
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Location:Mile 635 Stealth Camp
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