Lance Creek, 8.2 miles, tenting

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Beautiful scenery & trail magic today!  Got up early and hiked about 1.5 miles to Gooch Gap where Kellye met us with bananas and strawberries!!! ❤ Yummy!   On the way Debbie and I saw an owl in the foggy forest…magical!  Walked another couple of miles to Woody Gap and Dennice met us there.  We came off the trail to a full picnic complete with table cloth, fruit, soda and pizza!  So awesome!  It tasted soooo good!

Then we climbed Cedar Mountain, found a great break spot on a ledge with amazing views!  Just a word of advice here…if there is poison ivy all over the woods and you gotta pee…just squat on the trail.  At the break spot, I went off the trail trying to find a spot without that dreaded vine and found a nice rock.  I stepped on the rock, slipped and cracked my ass.   It hurts pretty bad.  I am wearing my brave face…my hiking partners don’t even know I fell.  Anyway, the weather is fantastic!  The rain is gone for now!

Of course as we approached Lance Creek, I was getting a little tired and who knows…probably accommodating for my bruised butt…and , well, I faceplanted.  I now have a new trail name “BoobOnARock”…

We are camped in a beautiful secluded spot near Lance Creek.  Donna & Jules had a lot of trouble finding a spot to hang their hammocks and their bear bags.  I spent time drying out my tent!  Tomorrow we are taking an easy day, 4.2 miles.  The following day we will hike only 3 miles to Neels Gap.  Yay! A shower!!  And they can check out my stove, the fuel sprinkler.