Day 3

•The primary thing that happened this day revolved around the knee. We started out trying to lighten Dad’s load, but the knee wasn’t getting any better. This had all of us worried. We came up with a plan, modified it several times, and then hit a dirt road that allowed Josh and Dad to be picked up by some cool people that we had been hiking with that were headed back towards Amicalola Falls, where Dad and Josh needed to get to. They graciously provided a ride, and in a whirlwind of craziness, Caleb and I are watching the SUV rumble down the road, our packs way heavy with the extra food. We were both very sad to see them go, we wanted them along the trail for the week we had planned.

•The extra food we had loaded in our packs turned out for the best though. That night we stayed at a shelter that had a group of about 8 kids there. 5 girls, 2-3 guys, and the dad of one of the girls. It was a high school graduation trip, and they seemed to be hooked. Anyway, they had overestimated the distance that they could cover, and needed some extra food. Caleb and I gave them a sheath of bagels and some cheese. We’re not sure if they realized how valuable the cheese was, but cheese is super awesome for you on the trail, it’s loaded with lots of great stuff (fat) that you need. We didn’t truly realize how much extra food we had, or we would have given them much more. We were still pretty heavy on the packs, but that was also alright, because our trail legs were coming.

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•Although the pictures are a bit on the silly side of life, we did very much miss them. We were thinking of them the entire way. They were with us in our thoughts.

I know that sounds corny, but they were. We kept mentioning, ‘Oh, wouldn’t Dad like this view’, or, ‘Josh would totally dig this river’ throughout the trip.










Caleb and I. I'm not sure what the significance of this spot was, other than we were taking a break.












Caleb, rolling down the trail. I like this shot a lot.













A big rock. I'm pretty sure we balanced the camera on a rock and had it take our picture. Because...yeah, I don't know how else, unless we ran into someone.