Today was the big climb; over 3,000 feet in 6 miles. To my surprise, I covered the distance in under four hours. I’ve got trail legs!!! (At least for now.) I’m staying in the Sassafras Gap shelter for the night. There are storms predicted, and the weather is supposed to clear tomorrow. It’s over Cheoah Bald tomorrow to Stecoah Gap.

AT Thru-Hike Stats
Section Day #22 (4/3/23)
Start - NOC (136.7)
End - Sassafras Gap (143.8)
Today's mileage: 7.1
Total section miles: 143.8
Section Avg:  7.6*
Total miles on AT: 1179.4
   * Zeros (3) not included

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Confucius