We hike a long distance today. When we stop at Cosby Shelter for lunch Digby discovers that he has left his special reading glasses behind at Tricorner Shelter hanging from a rafter. We write a note in the shelter register asking people to keep an eye out for them and to contact us via our mobile if they find them. We never see them again.
The weather really closes in today, and the temperature plummets. Sleet, rain, and cold. We hunch up and walk as fast as possible, on a long descent following an old horse trail, with a gentle gradient, and leaving the National Park. We stop at Davenport GapShelter and spend the night with Fireball and two old guys who are heading south into the Smokies. The wind blows through the gaps in the rafters - it is a very cold wet night.
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