AT: Dick's Creek to Bly Gap

After such a fun time last weekend, I met Pathfinder again a week and a half into her thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail.   We hiked together from Dick's Creek Gap to the North Carolina border.

Saturday started out rainy...

and perfect for photographing...

...tiny bluets.

Given the forecast, we'd expected rain all day.

So it was exciting when the sun came out and the fog lifted.

We celebrated when Pathfinder crossed the NC/GA border...

...and set up camp at Bly Gap near a bunch of other backpackers.

We hung around the fire late into the night (i.e. 8 PM), well past when everyone else went to bed.

In the morning, I parted ways with Pathfinder at the gnarled oak tree at Bly Gap...

...and headed back to my car at Dick's Creek Gap while she continued on into North Carolina's Nantahala Wilderness.

Have a great hike, Pathfinder, until I see you again...