May 5, 1997 (Day 47 – milepoint 514.0 – Mt. Rogers NRA Headquarters)

Beautiful day for hiking. Well, every day is, but this one was sunny-blue and about 65 degrees. The perfect weather day.

Nothing major to speak of. Mild terrain made for comfortable walking. Had a long lunch break with a short nap next to a trout stream. Right now, I’m on the porch of the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Visitor Center with Breeze, Fruitcake, Bulldog, Easy Chair and Red Top. We got permission from the visitor center staff to crash here for the night.

We found a flyer next to the payphone advertising pizza delivery and subsequently ordered 6 large pizzas. Red Top expressed concern that it wouldn’t be enough. We all agreed we could probably eat more but decided one large each would be fine and should keep everyone in good spirits.

Aquaholic

May 5, 2009

One does not accumulate but eliminate.

It is not daily increase but daily decrease.

The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity.

–Bruce Lee