July 22

Went to the laundromat in town, ate a big breakfast and caught the shuttle back to the trail.  The shuttle didn't leave until noon, so I knew it wasn't going to be a big mileage day.  It was pretty overcast and drizzly, even in the morning in town, so I knew it was going to be a wet day.  The trail was nice, but it was wet, and gloomy, so...when I came to the Yurt, which is open to hikers if it's not reserved...I decided to stay there.  Something new for sure. I got inside. A few other hikers came along and it started storming and blowing, so it felt good to be inside and dry. There were some old army bunks, so pretty fancy! Ha. Another guy came along who was cycling the CT. Talk about hard! It's tough enough to walk up mountains carrying a pack, but add pushing a bike with all your gear up a mountain...
The skies cleared for a bit right before the sun went down

The light was amazing and then, super bonus, a bald eagle flew right across the valley in front of the yurt.  Wow.