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40 years ago today: I dragged into Pine Swamp Branch Shelter the previous night at 10:00, following my first (and, hopefully, last) night hike of the trip.

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I woke up late this morning, ate a quick cold breakfast, and booted my lazy butt out on the trail at 9:15. The days are becoming much too tropical for that kind of a late start.
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Squandering the brief cool hours of early morning starts you off with two strikes against you.

When I finally set out, already exhausted and nursing killer shin splints, I made terrible time when hiking over the first few miles and was constantly stopping for breaks.
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It took me three hours to hike four miles to Bailey Gap Shelter. When I left after spending an hour resting and thinking up excuses to quit, I was averaging one big mile per hour.

More of My 1983 #AppalachianTrail Hike in Photos at https://www.georgesteffanos.com/places-i-ve-been
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