I’ve returned to the Roan Mountain B&B and hope to hit the trail tomorrow – rested and fattened up. My brother Tim devised a diet for me to manage my trail hunger for the last few days. It’s a bit of a “front loaded” system called the 3-2-1 diet. You eat 3 breakfasts, two lunches, and one dinner – seemed to work quite well.
The trail is reportedly reopened so I’ll be curious to see the results of the fire.
While at the B&B I found a great flower book:
Helped me identify a couple recently photographed flowers:
Shuttleworth’s Ginger:
And Bishop’s cap:
To infinity and beyond…
kevin hikes 
Great to see you and hear all the stories from the trail. Good luck getting your groove back, and see you in a few weeks.
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Welcome back, Kev! Kudos to Tim for helping you satisfy your trail hunger! We are looking forward to this leg of the journey!
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Glad your back safe and sound. Nice to find the names of those two flowers you found. Hope the trail is in good shape and I know you won’t be cold tomorrow. Love, Mom
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