Day 3 of the trek - Dave's post and Linda's comments
by Thomas Larkin on 03/21/13March 20, 2013
From Dave: Started out at Woody Gap promptly at 8:30 am. Reached Blood Mountain about noon. Beautiful day so we hung out for over an hour eating lunch and admiring the scenery. Could see Atlanta skyline 87 miles away. Arrived at Neel Gap about 2:30 and chowed down on hot dogs, pizza,and orange soda. Checked into Blood Mountain Cabins to share with 4 others. Supposed to get to 23 degrees tonight.
From Linda: Blood Mountain is also the highest peak on the A.T. in Georgia (4,461 feet). According to the tales of the Creek and Cherokee, a battle between the two nations on the slopes of the mountain left so many dead and wounded that the ground ran red with blood, which inspired the name.
Attached is a photo I took from behind the hostel at Neel Gap, at the base of Blood Mountain. We stopped here to leave a box of food and supplies. It was a little bit hazy- so couldn't see Atlanta -but if you look closely, you
know it's out there.
I'm glad he found a cabin to sleep in. There are some shelters and places to camp on Blood Mountain - there are also lots of bears! So, the cold isn't the only reason to be under a roof with 4 walls!
Linda
NOTE: we're working on getting the photos on the BLOG - so far it's TECH 3 - US 0
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