Miles hiked: 9.71 in 4:55
Start: Rod Hollow Shelter, Fisher Hill, VA
Finish: Bears Den Hostel, Bluemont, VA
Elevation gain: 3,159'
Today I got to hike what is known on the AT as the Roller Coaster, about 13 miles of steep up and downs. And coming the day after my 24-mile hike, it kicked my butt. By the last hill, my pace was below two miles per hour and it was clearly time to get off the trail, which I did at the Bears Den Hostel, another beautiful stone mansion build in 1933.
Alas, I was so tired I took only one photo today:
Well, two photos, but this one in Bears Den -- what hiker trash looks like at the end of the day:
Note the tape on his right ankle--shin splints. The green bag is full of dirty clothes about to get washed.
Route from my Suunto.
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