Day #115-Boots Off to stopping short; Miles hiked: 23.6

Today we woke up to a foggy, cold drizzle. My favorite!

By 9 am, we made some new friends in a Tennessee field:

We set off with the goal of checking that 30 mile day off of our bucket list. However, I am writing to you from Boots Off Hostel in Hampton, TN.

At mile 20 as the rain continued to fall, a magical hostel sign appeared and we simply couldn’t resist. The 30 will happen or it won’t, but I’m glad that the AT is about a lot more than as we call it out here, “crushing miles.”

Check out Watauga lake that we walked around this afternoon!

Goodnight from a dry bunk on a rainy, cold night.