AT 18 - 13th April (159.2)

 Lovely day. Good climbs but nothing too strenuous. 12 miles. Spring in defo springing. The trees are turning green as you look at them. The little flowers are lovely. One thing I like and don’t like is that you can’t see where you’re going. You think you spot the need peak and then you loop back. You just follow the blazes (white rectangle painted on trees). Tomorrow is Fontana Dam. It’s the start of the Smokies. 

Thought for the day

Psalm 104:10-11

You make springs gush forth in the valleys;

they flow between the hills; 

they give drink to every beast of the field;

 the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

The psalm starts with “Bless the Lord O my soul” and ends with the same. I love that the Lord placed the springs in the hills. I’m so happy to find them on the trail and fill my bottle. I think I’m that “wild donkey” certainly I smell like one!!! 

I’ll say Bless the Lord O my souls and amen to that.