Note:. This is a previous section hike I wrote up and never posted. We have big plans for summer of 2019, so I am getting caught up on our section hike records.
July 16
Miles Today - 10.5
Miles Today - 10.5
Total Miles on Section Hike- 27.2
Hemlock Hollow Inn is a great Hostel, clean, a beautiful location, and a good selection food for resupply and to heat and eat. I woke before Sage and walked down to the main building for coffee and breakfast. I decided a Totinos pizza would make a fine breakfast, baked it in their pizza oven, and sat on their deck by the stream. The wifi worked well, it was a very pleasant morning. I checked the weather...and the forecast was looking great for the next few days, no more downpores.
It was now after 9am, and still no sign of Sage, so i picked out a breakfast sandwich for her. The owner of the hostel suggested hot chocolate too...and gave her breakfast on the house.
We left our cabin at the hostel, walked down the road to a little church, and arrived less than 10 minutes later.
I was trying not to expect much. Proximity was about the only nice thing i can say about the service..id recommend getting a ride elsewhere for any hikers looking for a place to worship. The people were nice and friendly, but the teaching and preaching were poor. But the worst teaching by far was saved for the kids, who sang this song:
" I wish i had a little red box to put my Jesus in. Id take him out and *kiss kiss kiss* and put him back again"
In the next verses...they put satan in a black box....take him out...stomp stomp stomp...and put him back again. Preacher goes in a blue box, and receives hug hug hug.
A few points:
One...if you have Satan in a little black box....DONT TAKE HIM OUT!
Second.....Jesus is the omnipotent God of the universe, the second person of the Triune God....not a puppy. Of the many attributes of God, cute is not one of them.
Third....im fine with the third verse. Sadly, most preachers should watch out for stomp stomp stomp when taken out of their little blue box.
We have visited numerous churches during our section hikes, i dont like posting negative comments, but i also do not want to inadvertently aim a hiker in the direction of that church. I dont know the Greenville TN area...but im sure you can find a better option if you are in the area.
We were dropped back on the trail at 1245, well rested and ready to go for a walk.
The day started with a 2300 ft climb.
We took a break after 3 miles at a shelter. We definitely made the right call stopping yesterday, i cant imagine how hard this climb would have been at the end of a 20 mile day yesterday.
Ahh....frozen pizza...a feast after a day of hiking. And good internet...I like this hostel.
They keep Satan in a little box at this church and hand the box to kids to open. Recommend taking your kids to a different church.
Rain. Very rain.
Nice view and a GSM cell signal. These things often go together.
A Sagearoo in it's native habitat.
I love it when the train ends and you see blazes going up the side of rocks. There is still a bit of work to do before the AT is ADA compliant.
We skipped the bypass.
We met our friends at a very unique hostel and they joined us for the rest of the hike.
Sage and the boys left the Dads behind. They would occasionally stop and wait on us.
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