Hawksbill Scree
Location: Pass Mountain Hut (942.6 miles)

We almost met our start target of 7:30 today, but wound up leaving at 8 because Beast tried to dry his shoes in the dryers at the camp laundry. This wound up not working because the dryer doors didn't lock shut, so after a few minutes of running, the door popped open from the weight of supporting the shoes (so they didn't flop around the dryer).

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Monday, June 6, 2016 5:50 pm

The Nine Liters

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View Northwest from near Big Meadows
Location: Big Meadows Campsites (924.2 miles)

Beast, Lea, and I had breakfast at the Big Meadows lodge. Beast and I then made some final adjustments to my insoles, and we drove back to the Lewis Mountain Campground to continue from where I left off.

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View from Hightop Mountain
Location: Lewis Mountain Campground / Big Meadows Cabin (915.0 miles)

As I mentioned yesterday, the tentsite I had to work with was pretty rocky. As a result, I didn't sleep very well.

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View from Loft Mountain
Location: Hightop Mountain (904.1 miles)

Since we were planning on getting breakfast at the Loft Mountain Wayside, which doesn't open until 9 am, I initially felt that waking up at 6:30 was too early. Then I realized that it was sunny out, so I could attempt to further dry things, including my tent which got a little wet during the rain last night.

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