April 23, 2008

Well, today was interesting. I got lost. Several places along the trail today, it ran along old logging roads, and on one of them, I didn't notice when the AT turned off. By the time I noticed, I reckoned I'd gone over a mile steeply downhill. Rather than fight uphill, I decided to explore a little and make for a road on my map, then hitch back up the mountain. I make the road, but getting the hitch wasn't easy. After an hour, a pickup pulls up and offers a lift the other way--into Erwin, Tenn. I take it and within an hour I'm in a hostel.