Start: Guyot Shelter
It rained all night long, but we stayed dry. I love our tent! We woke up early, but it was still raining so we decided to wait it out. We got a late start around 10 am, but we only planned to do a little over 4 miles today to Zealand Falls Hut. The forecast was calling for rain all day and we were tired so we were happy to put in a short day and hang out at the hut. We walked the mile long side trail back to the AT and immediately reached the peak of Mt. Guyot (4,597 feet). The trail descended about 2000 feet over the four miles to Zealand Falls Hut. We were supposed to have some views along the way, but the rain and clouds didn't allow that. The rest of the week looks beautiful though, so we are excited. We reached the hut and hung out for a bit. The sky was starting to clear so we decided to hike on. Just a little bit after the hut, we saw an unmarked campsite we stayed in when we did a 50 mile section in 2010. The campsite was the site of my first bear encounter. The night we stayed there, another hiker came in late and didn't hang his food. A hungry bear came into the campsite at least 3 times that night, but I scared Yogi away with my whistle. We really enjoyed that campsite that night (other than the bear) and we were feeling tired, so we decided to call it a day. Hopefully, there will be no bears tonight!
End: Unmarked Campsite a little past Zealand Falls Hut
Peace Be The Journey
~Flicka
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