The
two hikers that were staying at Spiltoir Shelter overnight left early, and I
followed not long afterwards. Somehow I miscalculated the distance for this
section by 2 miles or so. Since my pack was somewhat heavy I had been wondering
to myself if maybe I were too old for this stuff, but then again I seem to go
through a "crisis" like this on every backpacking trip! :)
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| Waterfalls at Eliza Adams Gorge |
Short distance from Spiltoir Shelter I arrived at Eliza Adams Gorge which was pretty nice. I refilled my water bottles there, albeit the water had a reddish tint to it.
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| Bridge at Eliza Adams Gorge |
After that there was a mixture of woods &
road walking until I decided to eat early lunch at picturesque Childs Bog.
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| Childs Bog Dam |
There were more woods & quite a bit of
road hike to Nelson Center with a nice town center.
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| Library at Nelson Center |
From there it was just more
secluded woods all the way to Crider Forest Shelter where I arrived around
5 pm.
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| Crider Forest Shelter |
I had just enough time to make
food, prepare water, hang bear bag and write some notes.
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| My bear bag hanging off a tree |
While going to get water I noticed fresh
coyote tracks pretty close to the shelter. It made me feel a little eerie
staying at the shelter alone with no phone service.
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| I believe these were fresh coyote paw prints |
The evening was very quite with only birds
singing & frogs calling.
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