I have a decision to make. Do I want to walk a long time or do I want to take professional pictures? I can't carry the weight with 3 to 4 days of food plus 3 to 4 liters of water. I'm trying hard to eat the 3 to 4000 calories a day but it's hard because it's too much food. I've been solving that by continuously eating as I walk; constantly grazing. Still it's too much weight and I can't finish my day's allotment of food. Not hungry and it's more than I ever eat. Everything else I'm carrying is extremely lightweight and nothing I don't need. Fact: I'm not taking professional pixs anyway because the job of the day is to walk. I will decide in 3 days when I reach the
Blueberry Patch Hostel if I will send my beloved camera home. Perhaps I can pick up a cheap lightweight amateur camera just to record the adventure.
Spending the night in a shelter with five church men and one other woman all sleeping side by side with sleeping bags touching. Church guys are leaving trail tomorrow. There are also five other female thru-hikers in tents around the shelter and several couples. Lots of hikers!
Beautiful day to walk today. Bright overcast and cool. It hailed and stormed on other side of mountain but missed most of us.
My method is to walk continuously all day. I don't like to take breaks. I just stop for quick pictures, for nature calls and to open up a new meal bar to munch on. When I pass hikers taking a break I might visit for a few minutes but not for long. I go slow but steady.
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