4/2/14 From
Spence Field Shelter
I hiked 13 (ish) to Double Spring Shelter. Reason
it's called that is you can get water from a spring in NC or a spring in TN. It
was kinda neat. During the day I figured that being only 3 miles from
Clingman's Dome, I could wake up super early and hike to watch the sunrise from
the highest point on the AT. As I got to the shelter I found the whole group
I've been hiking with on and off were there. They left me behind in Fontana
when I had to take an extra zero due to the post office not being open till
Monday. Funny enough they all were planning the exact same thing. The entire 9
of us were Luna, Lobo, Admiral Caboose and Catnip, Huskers, Tex, Junebug, and
Treebeard. All of us got up at 3am to hike in the dark to Clingman's Dome.
Sadly as it got lighter out we realized we were in a cloud. No views to speak
of, just white swirling fog drifting everywhere. Doesn't matter though, I still
was there as the sun rose. Went from there to Gatlinburg because I had run
really low on fuel and would have run out of food. Thunderstorms kinda
solidified the need of a zero. Onward tomorrow!
-Sam
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