This morning we had a bag of mixed weather. It rained and hailed, then the sun came out briefly, and then rained and hailed again. We stopped at one overlook for a beautiful view. We filled up water bottles at one of the many springs, but my photo didn’t do it justice. Donna and I spotted some native vegetation and they are in the pictures: a pink lady slipper and a native rhododendron. We had a true river crossing today. I borrowed Donna’s sandals and Adrian helped me across. I can’t afford a slip and fall in the river. We hiked about 9 miles and stopped kind of early because we had a great spot. A fire pit, stone “chairs,” pine needles for ground cover. We all dried out some of our clothes that were still soaked from yesterday. I’m glad we stopped because I was tired. At the end of the photos is a picture of my tent site tonight. I also spotted a pretty butterfly.
