I woke up at 2:30 this morning to a fantastic rain storm. At 6 it was still going strong, at 9:30 I decided to get up and eat breakfast and it was still raging. Chapin Lara and I decided that if it cleared by noon we would move to the next shelter, but otherwise we would just stay where we were and stay dry. It was an enjoyable day of napping and reading. At 3:00 we were still hedging about wether or not to move on. We decided to build a fire instead. Chapin Lara is a well educated, highly successful business man. An outdoorsman he is not. Yet. But after an hour and after sacrificing his Georgia trail map for kindling, we started a very successful fire. Just before dark a hiker named Jack Rabbit showed up. He had hiked all the way from Fontana Dam today. We were very impressed. He is a white guy from Columbus, Ohio and speaks fluent Chinese.
Me in my tent, trying to stay warm in my sleeping bag.
Chapin Lara in front of his fire.
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