Sprawl: An Accidental Section Hiker.

Sprawl: An Accidental Section Hiker.

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Sprawl: An Accidental Section Hiker.
Sprawl: An Accidental Section Hiker.
#029 Bly Gap to Standing Indian Shelter Day 15: ATMM 78.2 – ATMM 85.9

#029 Bly Gap to Standing Indian Shelter Day 15: ATMM 78.2 – ATMM 85.9

My headlamp points directly at the bear’s face, who’s face is pointed directly at me. I stare deep into the golden eyes of the beast, as this lazer-eyed bandit stares right back at me.

Sprawl
Nov 20, 2021
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Sprawl: An Accidental Section Hiker.
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#029 Bly Gap to Standing Indian Shelter Day 15: ATMM 78.2 – ATMM 85.9
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We stop at the twisted tree at Bly Gap for a short break and photos.

As we hike on, we notice someone has laid Jolly Rancher candies along the trail. I think at first they’re accidentally dropped, but as they keep showing up in the middle of the trail on fist sized rocks, I realize someone is purposefully placing them there. But why?

After a twelve-mile h…

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