Mountain laurel, rhododendron and columbine and pink lady slippers popping all over the place. The trail is incredibly walkable more dirt and grass than rocks roots puddles or streams. I got to partnership shelter which is the mr Rogers national park visitors center really. There were a couple of shelter rats waiting. One fellow had his puppy dog and some cheeseits and was offering a shuttle ride into town for $10. The bust was due at the isotopes center in half hour and would do the same thing for50 cents. The other fellow had a nasty old pack with him but from the way he talked he had been living there for a week. I think he liked hanging with the hiker crowd such that it is. One fellow came through with about 100 pounds of camera stuff and he was going to make a movie for you tube about the trail. He described his 12 foot selfie pole he could use to show how he was hiking the trail. Everyone was getting high. I had been 9.8 miles - did I say there was a shower here and pizza delivery? And it was 2:30. I decided to push on. I could always camp somewhere. I ended up getting to Chatfield shelter. 16.5 mile day. It says more about the ez trail than anything. As soon as i started hanging up my hammock it started to rain. I decided to sleep in the shelter.
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Appalachian National Scenic Trl, Marion, VA, United States
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Appalachian National Scenic Trl, Marion, VA, United States
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