March 11 Phil's Gap to Hot Springs, NC 11.1 Miles
I woke up this morning to fierce winds. It was cold. I decided to hike the 11 miles to Hot Springs as fast as I possibly could so that I wouldn't get caught in the rain because I had no rain cover for my pack. Also, I had accidentally forgotten my winter hat at Standing Bear, so it was a little bit cold. Partway through the morning I stopped to get a drink of water and accidentally dropped my Nalgene water bottle over the side of a cliff. So I was missing the rain cover, the water bottle, and my winter hat. I reached Hot Springs before 2 pm and before the rain! I checked into a hostel called SunnyBank Inn. It is an old victorian house owned by a man named Elmer. He has two staffers who completed thru-hikes last summer southbound. Matt and Zack were wonderful to hang out with.
Trail with storm gathering.
My room at the SunnyBank Inn.
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