Charlie and I did a slack pack from Standing Bear Hostel today. It was a 10 mile downhill, saving me from doing it uphill tomorrow and giving me a good start on the Smokies. The weather was cold this morning, but felt good if you kept moving. We started at 7:30 a.m. and finished about 1:30 p.m. We took six sodas with us and played a bit of trail magic on hikers coming up hill. Each of the lucky six was happy to take a cool coke. Then, with three miles to go, we came upon a cooler full of trail magic that had just been placed, probably for the weekend. It was full of gatorade, iced tea, cookies and wonderful banana bread. It was nice that Charlie got to experience trail magic.
Dan picked Charlie up this evening to take him back to Johnson City. He flies home from there tomorrow. The fact that Dan found this place is a tribute to his high tech abilities! Take care.
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