11 damp miles, mist and drizzle, yet lots of people out, including several groups of Koreans out day hiking. We have an early lunch at a shelter with a trio, and get to taste the pretty Easter pastel pastry stuffed with bean curd, plus tea. John has done some section hiking, even has trail name of Single Wok, and understands trail etiquette (feed a thru hiker).
We're staying at a brand new hiker hostel, run by Lisa and Scott--he thru hiked with their son in 2012. We are guests number 3 and 4, definitely beta. Lisa can't do enough for us, shuttling us to town for groceries and dropping us off for dinner. We end up at the Knotty Pine lounge, which according to the owner Beth was called by Jimmy Dean a long time ago on the Tonight Show the toughest bar he'd ever been in. A little nicer now, good juke box and cheap pitchers of beer.
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