42 2440.2 7/26/2021 sunny, hot, cloudy at end. Woke up in the dark but a fullish moon helped me see. I also used my red headlamp. Was on trail about 5:20 am with my headlamp. However in 15 minutes I could see the trail fine. I decided to do all three climbs. They were hard. In the middle I met “Day Late” a SOBO Thru-hiker. On the descent of the last I was up high on a very rocky mountain. It reminded me of the Grand Canyon with a sheer cliff on one side. Carefully I descended. At Upper Seymour I decided to go on and get to Justin in about 6 miles. With only 2 miles to go I met “Windy” another SOBO hiker. When I got to Justin at 5:45 pm he suggested we go 0.4 miles to a campsite. I was beat but did this last little bit too. My feet hurt. Tomorrow is a slack pack of 16 miles with a road walk. It’s late and bedtime.
