AT Day 35 Graymoor Spiritual Center to RHP Shelter

Miles: ~19 (+2 for breakfast)
Total: 414
Sights: Rain



Rain. Rain. And more rain. Overall today was an easy hike. We both felt better after this 20 miles than we did before. Improvement.
We had a late start this morning as we backtracked a mile to eat breakfast at the “Appalachian Deli and Mart”, the best gas station store we’ve ever been in. It had a great supply of everything. Full deli, grill, and a little corner that had restaurant foods. Oh! And one dollar (tall) beers!
Another reason we loved it was because we got some great trail magic there last night. We popped in there on the way to the Graymoor center and while we were sitting with some other thru-hikers this kid pulls up in an old diesel Mercedes, and yells “You guys thru-hikers?”. When we replied yes, he hopped out and came to talk to us. He was a thru-hiker last year and was known as “Bud Heavy”. He wanted to do something for us but when none of us needed anything he pulled out $40 dollars and told us to split it up. It ended up being $10 for each of us. Totally amazing.
A hearty thank you to Bud Heavy!