It was actually some really cool trail today. 
You can see the road below. That was our destination for the day. Came to this sign...
We are 342 miles in to the journey. Next sign was-
And that...is where we spent much of our day. Rolled in to McDonald's about 9:15 for breakfast. We planned on staying at the Best Western here and couldn't check in for a few hours, so we camped out with several others in the corner of McDonald's. If you're there long enough, you become friends with the employees. Our favorite guy, Andrew (we gave him the trail name, McAndy)
When it came time for lunch (yes...we did eat two meals while there. Don't judge. It had been a few lean days before 😁) I planned on ordering a Big Mac, which I'd never had before. (at the urging of my daughter Kelly) But then, McAndy suggested the little known, rarely ordered....BIGGER Mac.
It was delicious. And then, the finale, a hot fudge sundae. Sprocket, who had rushed here last night, showed up again this morning and hung out until about noon. He was still planning on hiking 22 miles this afternoon! Impressive. As he left, took his pic
With McAndy photo bombing :)
When we got to the Best Western , we ran into LOTS of hikers that we had met or heard about. Pretty nice after seeing so few people the last few days.
Heard from several AT friends who were doing trail magic on the other side of the country for this years class of AT hikers.
Sounds like they had a blast!
Here's Bubba, Lunch, Mack and Mobius.
They are even considering coming west for a few days which would be so cool!!
I have spent the last few nights in my tent trying to come up with a plan for the perfect backpacking pillow. Light, soft and not slippery. Mine is light but not the latter two.
But for tonight, clean me, clean laundry, full stomach and a real pillow. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Tomorrow, the start of a 20-mile climb.
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