One form after doing 19 miles out of the Smokies comes as Standing Bear Farm. Seventy-five dollars got me dry, a warm shower, two nights of good sleep, about 10 powerades, pizza, hot pockets, Pepsi, beer, a bunch of resupply, and dry clothes.
Another form comes as spaghetti, banana nut bread, and sprite from a couple by the trail name "Two-of-a-kind" at the base of Max Patch after 13 miles (pic below). Talk about hitting the spot after a long day of hiking.
A third form comes as small towns like Hot Springs. Sixty dollars gets me a warm bed, shower, fridge, satellite TV, and noisy train near by but, it's worth every penny.
In other news I bumped into Dirty Rice again after a few weeks (thought he dropped off the trail) here in Hot Springs at the laundry. Turns out he got shin splints real bad and had to zero it up in Franklin a few days. He also told me that his first hitch hiking experience into Helen turned a bit creepy. Apparently the dude that picked him up was a little on the squeal like a pig side. Luckily nothing came of it.
My plans tomorrow are possibly another zero. Then, I plan on booking it to Damascus for Trail Days. Suppose to be a big two day festival in which Thru Hikers get to be apart of a parade. It would also mark about 500 miles. It starts on May 16th which should give me plenty of time to get there.
Until next time...
Good texting the other night bro. Keep up the good work.
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