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[[insertion]]so[[/insertion]] turned back down and caught ride back to Hampton. Found trail, [[insertion]]went other road.  Turned off [[/insertion]] Few miles up car stopped. Preacher [[insertion in pencil]] Greer of Damascus [[/insertion]]talked to me etc.  Went on and trail [[insertion]] crossed river took pic + of water [[/insertion]]finally turned off road up mtn. After hurry in evening reached shelter in [[insertion]] fay?(mouse) [[/insertion]] cove.  Trail very good, well marked.  Spent rocky night, damp and cold. (mouse treatise)
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[[circle]] 1 [[/circle]] May [[both written in pencil]]
Left in morn about 8:00 Trail in good shape all day. 36 Made about 21 miles.  Reached [[strikethrough]] 30 [[circled and written in pencil]] [[/strikethrough]] fire tower about 9:30 and took picture of ridge ahead.  Reached 2nd tower about 6:05 P.M. and dissapointed to find it empty.
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Shelter nearby but no water.  So went on and about 1 1/2 miles away turned off to Maple Springs and bunked in old shack [[insertion]] which had straw on floor [[/insertion]].  Cold, damp and clear night, not too comfortable.
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[[circled]] 1 [[/circled]] Leaving in morn about 8:00 again, Weather fair and very nice.  Lots of birds singing.  Should make State line today.  Trail very nice, marked and cleared of brush.  Reached Damascus Va. about noon.  Shaved with half pint of water and went in to town.  Very nice town, surrounded by mtns.  Bought $1.67 in self service mkt.  Got map at service station.  Talked to men at bridge and up st. Went up mtn. and reached fire tower about 6 P.M.
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