We had a smooth trip down and arrived at the lodge at 4:30pm. When I called weeks earlier to make a reservation, I was told we got the last room available. What they didn't explain was that there was a crazy event called the "Death Run" that weekend. Hundreds of runners/hikers gathered for the annual run of 72 miles in 24 hours! We met many of these crazy people and they were all excited to begin the race and planned on starting at 2am due to projected rain. We kicked back and enjoyed our last night before the big day. I think we both realized our lives would never be the same.
We got checked into the Lodge and then went to the A.T. Visitors Center to get Ken registered for the Thru-Hike. He was number 785. The A.T. gal who checked him in said they were expecting about 1,200-1,500 thru-hikers this season. More than usual due to interest in the A.T. generated by the Robert Redford/Nick Nolte movie, A Walk in the Woods (based on the book of the same name).
We tried to sleep, but both of us were anxious for the new day/new adventure.
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