Sprawl: An Accidental Section Hiker.

Sprawl: An Accidental Section Hiker.

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Sprawl: An Accidental Section Hiker.
Sprawl: An Accidental Section Hiker.
#043 Locus Cove Gap – Fontana Crossings Day 22: ATMM 147.5 – ATMM 164.7

#043 Locus Cove Gap – Fontana Crossings Day 22: ATMM 147.5 – ATMM 164.7

Sitting at a picnic table eating our menial supper by headlamp, we raise our humble camp mugs to another successful hike.

Sprawl
Jan 22, 2022
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Sprawl: An Accidental Section Hiker.
Sprawl: An Accidental Section Hiker.
#043 Locus Cove Gap – Fontana Crossings Day 22: ATMM 147.5 – ATMM 164.7
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With only seventeen miles to the end of our section hike we decide to hike it all today.

Climbing a section of trail known as Jacob’s Ladder is slow going. The trail runs straight up the south side the mountain, which is the side the sun is hitting. There is no breeze and no switchbacks. The climb is less than a thousand feet, but it is extremely ste…

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