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Oct. 7. Wind & rain during night.
rained most of time during day.  Trail
good, except blowdowns in burn area
to road at Watauga Dam.  Raining.
Trail good from road, except blowdowns
and brush near Horseshoe Church to 
Hampton.  Got mail & food supplies.
Trail & marking good through Laurel
Fork Gorge.  Sky clearing.  Side tracked
to Dennis Cove and slept in pavilion.
Moon shining brightly.
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Oct. 8 - Rain storm during night.
Clear and cold in morning, with wind.
Good trail & marking past firetower
and on to road in valley.  Trail from
road across open summits to Roan Mtn Shelter
poor to fair, mostly, blowdowns, brush,briars and tangled weeds (recommend bypass this area with more direct approach via spur.
[[strikethrough]] Marking 
mostly good past shelter over, open summit to
road gap.[[/strikethrough]] 
Slept in fringe of woods, ferocious
thunder storm, ending during night.
[[strikethrough along left margin]] slept in unto storm [[/strikethrough]]