Took our sweet time getting ready to leave town - we were hoping to meet Old Goat's wife when she arrived to pick him up but she hadn't arrived by hotel checkout time...so off we went.
We saw three deer in the woods right outside of Erwin - pretty neat to see wildlife. The trail crossed a railroad track, and then went uphill out of Erwin. We stopped at the first shelter outside Erwin to have a snack - saw Whole Bean & UV & their dog Mazey - then kept going. We made excellent time but a storm started blowing in. By the time we got to Beauty Spot (a bald overlooking Erwin), the storm was here. We set up camp at a campsite near the road - there was a nice water source, and other people were there also so it felt pretty safe. Once again I was able to get my tent set up before the storm hit - I've been really lucky so far. Cooked dinner in my vestibule (the small space created when the rain fly of the tent is staked out) - and went to bed.
A really great day - hiked on and off with OWL all day.
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