Hike 4:45:00 [3] 13.5 mi (21:07 / mi)
Woke up around 4 to lightning and thunder. Seemed to go away, and then came back fast with a lot of rain for an hour or so. This changed our plan of going down the Gunter's fork trail, which is only passable in dry weather, so back along the Mt Sterling Ridge trail to Pretty Hollow. At Pretty Hollow Gap, the second storm came through, with serious lightning, very high winds and hail. The wind was the scariest, bending the trees quite a bit Had planned to head to Walnut Bottom and camp one more night, but Zack was determined to hike out and set a merry pace. Tough on Rhonda's blister. Feet were pretty tired the last few miles. Zack was the horse all the way down, but flaked out at the car and slept most of the rest of the day. 40 pound packs will do that to a young whippersnapper.
