Day 7: 10/21; 26.6 miles to White Rocks Campground; 2,587 feet of climbing; TM: 316.8; TC: 17,919.
Short but hard day with more challenging hills to White Rocks Campground.
Stopped at a terrific Amish bakery in Gap Mills, WV, Cheese N Things, where I purchased two turkey-and-Swiss sandwiches on freshly-baked whole-wheat bread. Ate one sandwich there, and saved the other for later. Best sandwiches ever.
When we arrived at the White Rocks campground at 4 pm, we were once again the only campers.
It was good that we had filled up our water bottles in the stream a half mile below, because the campground’s tap water and bathrooms were out of commission.
(There were a couple of portapotties in the campground, and I later found a small spring.)
I was feeling drained today, so I went to sleep at 6:30 pm, after a cold dinner of canned sardines, canned beans and canned peaches.
I woke up briefly when it started raining that night but fell back to sleep shortly thereafter and didn’t get up until 7 am.
11.5 hours of sleep. Not bad. Like a baby. Eat, sleep, ride.
For more trip details and photos, please see Allegheny Mountains Loop, Day 8.
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| Dave on the porch, Cheese N Things |
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| Doug with Cheese N Things sandwich |
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| Filtering stream water |
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| White Rocks campground |
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