My Sunday was a fairly simple day. Though I was running on only a few hours of sleep, I had to get up to go to all-you-can-eat pancake and bacon breakfast, which hit the spot. The people were so kind (at a local church), and encouraged us to eat as much as we wanted. Oh yeah.

I am feeling good about food too. Rationing food on the trail is never fun, so I brought plenty of food this time: both food bags full and a bag of mini bagels. Sunday, I took the 11:00 shuttle (so perfect) back to the trail, and hiked a leisurely 11 miles to a shelter. The shelter is right past another tower, which had some pretty great views. Camping there was appealing, but it was too windy.

The talk on the trail is the cold weather. We are supposed to get snow, and temperatures in the teens are intimidating to many. As a Michigander, I’m not too concerned, and this time, I shall be prepared. A lot of hikers are finding buildings and beds, but I plan to tough it out for now.

It was fairly brisk when I got to the shelter, so I ate some food and built a campfire. It helped for a bit, but everyone went to bed early. After chatting a bit with Thomas and Sylvia from Switzerland and Ghengis from Arizona, I bundled up and slept for a while.