AT Day 59: Into the Priest River Wilderness

Daily Miles: 24.5, Total Miles: 834.5

One of the better sleeps on the trail last night. On the trail by 6:30am and resumed the climb started yesterday afternoon. Got to a high point for the day at Bald Knob and it was fogged in with no views. The heavy mist lifted up in time and got some nice views at the next high point at Cole Mountain.

The sun finally came out and I continued following the ridgeline up and down for the rest of the day. Now in the George Washington NF, I entered the Priest Wilderness with some good viewpoints. Then a steep drop to Cripple Creek and Tye Creek on the north side of US Route 60. I found a good tent site near the suspension bridge over the Tye River.

New birds today were a veery and a yellow-rumped warbler.