This was a hike to celebrate my 11th year since my thru hike. Section 3 of 3 was our longest section at 43.5 miles, so we gave ourselves from Friday to Monday this time. It was the connecting piece to our last two hikes, and it was epic! To save weight (and keep morale high) we made 3 beer drops on our shuttle up to Sam's Gap. This is a pretty sweet section. A lot of ridge walks with awesome views, as well as plenty of landmarks. The part that made it epic was finishing in Hot Springs with new clothes from Bluff Mtn Outfitters, a hot shower at Elmer's, and a beer and burger from Spring Creek Tavern.
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