This morning my host at the Belle Hearth B & B took me back up to Rockfish Gap where I got back on the trail. Today marks two months that I've been hiking the AT. It also is the day that I enter Shennendoah National Park.
As I entered I was supposed to fill out a backcountry camping permit, but there weren't any in the box. So went on with out one hoping any ranger I met would be understanding.
I got a late start as my ride dropped me off at 9:30 am. But the day was not hot so I made good progress toward the 20.6 miles to Blackeock Hut. Here on the SNP they call stelters "huts".
On my way I saw some turkey's with chicks.
There are many deer and I saw two close up. 
There was good water from several streams along the way. I always use purification tablets when taking water from streams.
I arrived at the hut at 7:55 I spite of my late start. There was really good spring so got water for supper and had beef stroganoff.
I tried my new quilt that arrived in Waynesboro. Worked great.
Total distance: 878.3 miles.
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