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Mile: 58 | Tray Mountain made us work for the views, with gusts strong enough to steal your breath and rhododendron tunnels that felt like secret passageways. By nightfall, I was bundled tight against the 36-degree chill — and finally sleeping for more than a few hours at a time.
Another day of rain ensued. We woke up early and we're out of camp by 7am. We hiked Tray Mountain, one of the harder summits in GA. It was very cool. Although our morale was a bit low, we hiked hard. We finally got views from the top of Tray in the wind:
We climbed through a lot of Rhododendron bushes and some crazy windy stretches of trail. Even with the wind and the rain, it was a beautiful day.
We got to camp early again. Planning a big day for tomorrow we stopped at the Tray Mountain Shelter. We got food and water and changed into dry clothes.
It was a chilly night and I bundled in my sleeping bag early. Exhausted, I fell asleep for 3 hours after lunch and slept for the first time really since day 1. Once I woke up I read a bit and hung out with Whisperer. We went to bed early and the temperature dropped down to 36F.