Miles: ~13
Total: ~152.3
Stops: Yellow Springs Village Site
Sights: 2 rattle snakes and many many orange salamanders
Shannon: I LOVE the aircast. 13 miles felt great. I was tired but my ankle felt fine. I'm sad this is our last hike with Eleanor. It was fun to have a buddy.
We're in Rauch Gap Shelter tonight with four others: Snarf, Eleanor, John, and Glide.
Mentally, I'm feeling great. Took a little nap at lunch , had a millipede crawl across my toes and then, when we got going again I almost stepped on a rattlesnake. One more step. When I first saw it, I thought "oh, how nice" but then it rattled. Scary!
Jamie: Not to much to add. The rattlesnake business was a trip. For the rest of the day I was jumping at every little noise/motion in the forest. Six of us at this little shelter and one camping nearby-popular spot. Had a great time seeing all the wildlife (except the crazy bugs that keep kamakazi-ing into my eyeballs)
Ooh, snakes have never really bothered me much, but I've never come face-to-face with a rattler!
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