Three Ridges Mountain

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8/98 Three Ridges, (about 8 miles hiked, round trip)

This whole mess began with this randomly chosen hike beginning at Reed's Gap.  I picked a spot where I could leave the car, and I stepped out onto the AT.  This was not an easy choice for a first hike, and it was a very hot day.  I had enough gear to camp, but I decided I would merely set up my tent, cook lunch, rest and return to the car.

I made it to roughly that 21 mile mark on three ridges.  I couldn't face any more climbing, so I just stopped there.

It was the first time I'd seen an AT shelter and I met my first nut:  a guy calling himself Walker.  

I must have liked something about it, because I went forward with my plans to hike the trail the next year.  At this point, I was trying to figure out how I could take the time off work.  Eventually, I settled on taking half the time and attempting to do the north half of the trail.