so where to start! at the beginning we realized we forgot our hoagies in uncle lee's trailer though, thankfully, we hadn't made it out of big meadows yet. so we stopped at the amphitheater and uncle tom had to run back and get them. we also realized that is a full moon tonight. not only do we have bears but werewolves! wonderful! while walking we didn't come across any bears but a black dog gave me quite scare. we had been discussing bears (casually, of course) when uncle tom says " oh! look, there's one now!!" pointing ahead of us. it was just the right size and color so naturally my heart skipped till I realized it was just a dog (or possibly a werewolf, I still haven't decided which).
a little while later uncle tom's left arm started to go numb twice. we joked that if he has a stroke on the trail then i'm doubly obligated to finish. he didn't fall this time though so that's a plus! he tripped a few times (or running from bears, as he likes to say). thankfully, no bad problems for me yet. my leg got a little sore but I think I just pulled a muscle or something.
once we got to Bearfence Hut we bot took some Tylenol and just chilled for a bit before dinner. I tried the noodles and chicken dinner which was basically chicken noodle soup but it was good.
we did about 8 miles today in around 6 hours so we made decent time. this trip was by far easier but the weather was nicer and my pack was much lighter. who knew 14 pounds could make such a difference? tomorrow we head back to the car (with an uphill to start our day) and I head back to Jersey. should be a good day!!
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