Day 73

Weather:
Sunny & clear skies. Low around 50 degrees. High around 70 degrees.

Today's Hike:
Audie Murphy Monument to Camping (695.8). - 14.2 miles

Today was the start of hiking over one of three great scenic views along this section of trail; Dragons Tooth. Dragons Tooth is a lone rock monolith that stands 35-40 feet at it highest point. The hike to dragons tooth was fairly easy, however; the climb down from dragon's tooth required some rock climbing/mountaineering skills. There were sheer rock walls with rebar handles/stairs for the first mile down. Very cool.

After leaving Dragon's Tooth we headed to Catawba Grocery for a short-term resupply and some pizza. After a filling meal and a full pack we hiked a few miles north and found a camping site along the trail. About an hour later Glowworm joined us and we ended the evening with a cold beer and good conversation. Tomorrow is Mcaffe’s knob, the icon of the AT. I can’t wait!