twistwrist wrote:
I trail journaled my awesome weekend! First night camping solo in a shelter has set quite a high bar! That was the most fun I've had in quite some time. If laughter is an instant vacation, then raw, guttural, "laugh til you cry" laughter is paradise. I love that feeling, and it's been quite a while since I've laughed like that.
I hiked the approach trail and slept in the Springer Mountain shelter, learned my system of filtering water, cooked my first meal (and discovered the esbit stove sucks), and hung my first bear bag (and learned how annoying it is to realize AFTER hanging the bag that I had toothpaste and a forgotten bag of trail mix still in my pack).
My how I wanted to just keep walking north and say screw it all. But alas, I'm back at work...3 more months.
trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=483160
Great journal!
And yes, ear plugs are a must. Learned that after a night in a shelter with a guy who was passed out at 7pm when i got to the shelter , snored all thru the night and was still snoring at 7am when I packed up and headed on my way! Ive never gone with out earplugs again, and I try not to sleep in a shelter either.
RIAP