June 6, 1997 (Day 79 – milepoint 833.1 -Hard Time Hollow)

Slackpacked from Rockfish Gap (mile 833. 1) back to the Hollow. It was a cold today – upper 40’s maybe, and rainy. When I got back, I sat next to the wood stove and shivered for about an hour. Weird. I think I was more exhausted than cold.

There’s a stomach flu going around and a few folks here have it. I feel OK so far and hope to avoid it. Big Bird and Little Toe showed up today, haven’t seen them since Hot Springs, NC, 560 miles ago…

Some new faces: Hidalgo, Peggy-0, Stargazer, and a few others. All seem interesting, which is par for the course.

Evening Hot Tub.

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