Made it to Carter Gap Shelter. 12.5 miles. I'm exhausted and it wasn't even that hard a trail. One mt.: Standing Indian Mountain with a 2 mile uphill and 4.5 downhill. At least in N.C. they believe in switchbacks. I'd rather walk farther then walk straight up. Most of the day was spent on dry ridgeline through scrub forest exposed to very hot sun. Not pretty. I drank 5 liters of water from morning to when I ran out near Beech Gap. I wasn't worried cause map showed water there. I was feeling a little dizzy. When I arrived I asked the brother/sister hikers where the water was located and they said there wasn't any. Just a muddy puddle. That concerned me cause I still had 3 miles to go. I experienced dehydration earlier in the spring when hiking the Millennium Trail at Bernheim. I didn't want to go through that again. Then a section hiker, Mike, came out of the woods with water. He went further down the hill and the muddy start is where the little spring began. It was possible with patience to get water. I drank 1 liter and then filled up with a second one to carry. I used my handkerchief to filter out sediment and debris. Note to self: don't trust other people. Check it out yourself!!! Then not far down the trail were multiple streams. Sigh. I don't think I can walk the 15 miles to the road tomorrow where I hope to get a ride into Franklin and my next food drop.
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