Had rough sleep last night but got up eager to put some miles in. Today we climbed Sasafrass mountain. Tough climb but Ada (now Tater Tot) was awesome once again. We are definitely playing a little pretend thru hiker and have this little trail family we formed with crunchy, Durango, and momma Luna as we’ve played some leap frog with them on the trail. Ended up camping with all of them at a really nice spot on the creek. Had to throw our own bear bags tonight. Hope they make it.

So neat thing happened today. Crunchy gave Ada her trail name : Tater Tot. A little rhyming play off her name but sat well with her so tater tot it is. She’s really enjoying hanging with this group. She was telling story after story tonight at campfire.

Should also add that we ran into some “Trail Magic” today. Trail magic is when you unexpectedly come upon some people on the trail specifically looking to lift hikers spirits. Usually with food. So we happened upon some magic with people offering water, sodas, crackers, and Easter egg shaped peanut butter cups. It did not disappoint!

Long hard day today. Put in another 7+ mile day. Officially at 14.3 miles. 6 to go but with one more stop tomorrow.