Later at Doyle's

Many of the other hikers only stopped for lunch before moving on, so only a German mother and her 17 yr old son are staying here. They did a very long day, 26 miles from Boiling Springs, starting at 3:30am. Putting me to shame. The son needs new boots after 1146.9 miles, hoping to get them at Cabelas in 4 more days. Mother Nature and Between (so named because he's between high school and college) first hiked a section of the AT five years ago, and enjoyed it so much they decided to do the whole thing, starting in February and suffering accordingly.