October 31

A whole day of no hiking feels great. I was able to get my town chores done and relax all day. My packages arrived around noon and the manager of the hotel brought them to me when they arrived. Ryan and Marie left early in the morning and hiked out as the sun was rising. Vogue left to find other hikers to bring trail magic to in the afternoon. Then Louis left because he could make lower mileage with the heat and climbs and I would be able to catch up. Forest left in the evening just so he could get away from town and not get sucked in for another night. Nat, Jane and myself were pretty lazy the rest of the evening as we waited for Ben Newkirk "Smooth". All four us are spending the night and hiking out in the morning.