I awoke early on Siler Bald, the mountain wrapped in a strange, shifting veil. Due to the controlled burns and the rain the night before, there was heavy fog and smoke lingering low across the ridgeline. The sunrise pushed through it all as a diffused orange glow, soft and surreal, stretching across the Nantahala Mountains like a quiet signal to start moving.
I went to make breakfast, and when I reached into my food bag, I was quickly reminded that I had the lovely task of cleaning peanut butter out of it. …
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