I'm in my new place. Enjoying it thus far. It's a room, pretty big, but not nearly as large as my former apartment. This makes a difference for the pets. So currently, me, Goliath and O' Malley are all snuggled in the bed.
The Forest Hums
I'm sitting in a North Carolina' McDonald's, close to Little Switzerland. I've never been to Little Switzerland but it sounds interesting. I was up on Roan Mountain last night. I had a fire which helped to cook my mac and cheese and keep me warm. It was a beast of a fire in that I got warm just keeping it going. But once it was well underway it turned into a nice, slow-burning bed of coals. Yes, it was a cold night. Fortunately I had my goose-down leaking bag from my 2003 AT thru-hike. I do not think it is as warm as it used to be but with a double upper layer on and a single lower layer I stayed pretty warm. My pillow which was a bag filled with rain pants and a quick drying towel was inadequate; so was my sleeping pad- a eighth of an inch pad that is only meant to go under a blow-up pad to keep from popping (My blow up popped a long time ago.) I tossed and turned but finally fell into a long sleep. The morning sun coming thr...
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