Apr 24 – Planned 9 mile day hike from Lamberts campground to Daleville Rt 220 where my van is parked. No major climbs and and big downhill at end to Daleville.
Woke at 6:30 and on trail by 7:30. Perfect weather today and sunny and warm. The hike started even and easy so I tried for some speed to check ,y limits. I weal able to keep up a 2.0 mile per hour pace. Then I hit a ridge and most ridges mean lots of rocks to navigate was not able to keep the pace.
By the afternoon the sun was warm and started to not feel well. Was either heat or something else. The downhill to Daleville was very steep and slow going…. and the worst luck is there a bit of a uphill right before the finish.
Stats for hike: 9.48, total time 6 hr 7 min, 1361 ft elevation, average 1.5 miles per hour.
Van was where I left it and drove to newer Huckleberry hostel. Was house with some out buildings owned by former thru hiker, for gor was year (recent). My camp spot for the van was near the road under some pines. Not a bad expect for some road noise.
Adventures of an AT Section hiker "Mapless" 
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