I didn't think today would be that bad, but I soon realized that I didn't look close enough to the topo map. It's not that there was any big elevation changes, but there were a few short very steep hills that could do some hurting.I was now heading north to get around a lake and cross over the Toxaway River. The east side of the river was characterized by stairs. Imagin eith climbing or decending the ones some for a quater mile at a time. It was slow going up and down.
Fow all that work, the Duke Engineers rewarded me with a huge suspension bridge crossing the river. I think they say its something like 225 ft long. It was sturdy, but when yo got on it, there was definitly a good amount of movement. Very cool!
On I hiked, with one more river crossing (5 mils away) to conquer today. The Horspasture river had its fair share of steep ascents/decents, it was more of a mind game of "if i trip, I'm gonna fall a long way. To ad to the fun, as you can see in the pict, the staircase to the bridge, decides to get steeper halfway through the journey. Ended up hiking 15-17 miles today and camped at the Bearcamp Camp. Kinda over used, but once again I had it all to myself (havent seen anyone in 2 days now). Got pounded by some thunderstorms overnight, but atleast the lows are only around 40 now.
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