Greetings from woody gap! Nobo 21.2

Hey again,
Today I hiked from hawk mountain shelter to woody gap. Great day of hiking today. Last night, I rolled into the shelter around 3 pm amidst a thunderstorm. If you've ever seen the sad, bedraggled pictures from the great depression, a better forgery could not be found. Until the rain stopped, there were about 20 people in a shelter for 12. I learned a lot that night... mainly that women can and do snore. There was a battle to see who snores the loudest... she won... she also took the last spot in the shelter. Lol. Right next to me. Won't make that mistake again.

Some pro tips:
Hiking poles actually help a lot.
You can get sunburned on one arm only if hiking all day in the same direction.
Waving socks and yelling at insects is an effective way to tell them they aren't welcome.
You can run through a sheet of moleskin a day, easily.
Some people can't tie a rope and a rock together for a bear bag if their lives depended on it (stand close and risk grave injury).

Hoping to get to neels gap tomorrow. Apparently, someone's been feeding bears between here and there; so, hide your gear, hide your light. They eating everyone around here.

Night, all.