4\/30 – 274 miles.
\nIt was a short 3.5 miles into Hot Springs this morning. Five of us descended into town and hit the first restaurant we came to. I had a cheese and sausage omelet with hash browns. It didn’t take me long to eat it.<\/p>\n
I booked a room at a local motel and showered off four days of sweat and grime. A lot of my trail mates are staying at the campground outside of town or have booked a bunk at the local hostel – trying to save a little money.<\/p>\n
Today will be a rest, resupply, laundry, PO, outfitter, and eat day. I picked up my new tent (thanks Daryl for ordering it) and used the same box to mail my old one home. I picked up a new trail guide at the outfitters and used their Wifi to update my blog.<\/p>\n
I will probably leave town tomorrow. It’s easy to stay another day but I want to avoid the trap. I wrote in the shelter register that “towns have a tractor beam pulling us in.” It’s easy to get caught in the comfort of civilization. I think one of the lessons of hiking the trail is learning to appreciate what we take for granted every day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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