Snow

Last night we could all see the mist coming into the shelter and feel little tiny drops on our faces so I thought to myself before sleeping that it was going to snow inside the shelter overnight once the temperature dropped and sure enough, we were all covered in snow this morning. I had been worried that if my down bag got wet enough I would freeze but I was warm all night. It helped that I had thrown some extra layers on just in case. We went to bed so early because of the cold and mist that I had had to go to the bathroom since around 9pm but refused to get out of my bag until morning. So once the first person started moving around and packing at 7:30, I booked it to the privy, only to find it frozen shut. After a few kicks, the lid and seat were separated. Oh and this privy also has no roof, which is lovely in the rain and snow.

Most of us had decided to catch a local inn’s shuttle into town at 9:15 so I packed up quick and got going without breakfast by 8. It was 2.4 miles and over 1,000 feet down but I made it in an hour. I was not missing that shuttle. The trail was mostly snow covered frozen mud, which was quite easy to walk on, but the rocky parts did require some caution. The Budget Inn shuttle pulled into Unicoi Gap by 9:20 and brought us into Hiawassee. Turned out they had no rooms open because people weren’t checking out due to the weather so we grabbed a hot breakfast at a cafe and then decided to stay at the Holiday Inn Express farther up the road. We walked up and checked in, got hot showers and clean laundry once again, and I took care of some calls and emails that had been piling up before figuring out my schedule for the next few days, cleaning mud off my gear, and going to the grocery for my resupply.

The plan for tonight is dinner at an all you can eat steakhouse and hot tub before bed.

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  1. Now wait a minute! Wouldnt the toilet fill up with rain water?

  2. Fritos!! Yesss. I was super excited today to move Kristin on my AT map at work. πŸ™‚

  3. All you can steakhouse, Daniel’s? The GA Mtn Restaurant just up the road across from Huddle House has a nice breakfast buffett.

    Michael Lee’s just down the road towards Ingles has sweets you might like!

  4. Did you try your baby mando yet???

  5. enjoy your hot bath…

  6. We got snow here today, too. I hope it warms up for you soon!

  7. A hot bath sounds wonderful! πŸ™‚

  8. What’s in the ziplock bag on top of the Raisins? Either it is Wheat Germ or sand from a beach to remind you of warm weather. πŸ™‚

    Put my kids on the bus this morning in suburban Atlanta and walked into a few snow flurries. Can’t believe how cold it must be where you are!

    Nice that you saw Ken and Cindy, too.

    Keep on trekkin’!

    • It is powdered peanut butter, pretty good actually.

      They say it’s 20 degrees colder here than normal. There were several inches of snows on the tops of mountains today but otherwise not too bad.

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