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I'd planned a 10-miler, but then face planted in so many spider webs that I opted for more miles through a fun section of the Art Loeb Trail.
No more spider webs. Just some amazing fungi and miniature fairyland moments on moss-covered nursery trees.
Trail: Shining Creek Trail to Shining Rock
Distance: 8 miles
Elevation: 2,500 feet (bad ass!)
Date Hiked: 8/16/16
These training hikes are testing my strength and endurance, but also testing my commitment and my ability to talk myself down off the ledges. In other words, they're firing up my fears in a big way.
I'm training for my upcoming Appalachian Trail thru-hike and I'm fortunate to live in a place that makes training easy, mostly fun, always beautiful.
Black Balsam Knob to Shining Rock is a ball buster. But it's also one of my favorite training hikes in my lead-up to my thru-hike.
Which I'm certain will be the mother of all ball-busters.
