{"id":3140,"date":"2024-03-24T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/24\/day-18-cloudy-in-the-morning-sunny-in-the-afternoon\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T23:22:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T23:22:21","slug":"day-18-cloudy-in-the-morning-sunny-in-the-afternoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/24\/day-18-cloudy-in-the-morning-sunny-in-the-afternoon\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 18: Cloudy in the Morning. Sunny in the Afternoon"},"content":{"rendered":"
Starting Point: Wayah Shelter (120.6)<\/div>\n
Ending Point: Wesser Bald Shelter (131.2)<\/div>\n
Total Miles: 10.6 miles<\/div>\n
Steps: 28,149<\/div>\n
Achievements: Rocky Bald, Wesser Bald<\/div>\n
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The Sweeper and I were blessed.  The rain was supposed to last until the afternoon, but it stopped early and we did not get rained on all day.<\/div>\n
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Normally, I love walking among the clouds, but honestly, I was sad.  Blaze was likely off trail for good.  He texted later that morning to tell us his foot was my much worse and he was going to fly home to Connecticut.<\/div>\n
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The Sweeper and I hiked in a foggy jungle without anything to see.  I eventually met up with a British father and son who stayed in the same hostel as me back at Neel’s Gap.<\/div>\n
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While having lunch my tiny zPacks headlamp fell out of my fleece.  The Sweeper caught up to me and while he was eating, noticed it in a bush.  How he did that, I do not know.  He is clutch.  He is the Sweeper.<\/div>\n
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We ran into the Brits again just at tea time.<\/div>\n
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We reached camp and it was still gloomy.  We sat their alone for about and hour, but some new faces came.  The first was Captain Blogger.  She is writing about her journey on the Trek.  I’ll post a link once I have Internet.<\/div>\n
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Then, finally the sun came out and we all gathered around soaking up rays.<\/div>\n
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It was a sad day, but the trail provided some happiness.<\/div>\n
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Blaze texted us again.  He’s decided to rejoin us once he heals wherever we are.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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