Frodo told Samwise to empty the Pack (3rd time in 3 days) except this time he switched My Gregory 100liter pack with his 75 liter Appalachian Trail High Serria Pack. "Your pack fits me better" said Frodo. Ok who can argue with Frodo least wise his best Sherpa buddie..Samwise gamgee...
This time we packed everything, food. My new pack is now 51lbs!!! Crap...and I got nothing but...well 13 lbs of food. I'll have to eat fast on the trail to lighten my load. Frodo's pack weighs 40lbs fully loaded...ok Frodo has to carry the ring...and that's a heavey burden and Frodo weighes 51lbs less than me...so I should carry more.
I think our packs will shed their weight quickly...anything not essential we will give away....a lesson repeated by many overburdened AT Hikers.
Tomorrow to Alpharetta Georgia! To meet up with Samwise's old College Roomate Pete. One last Hobbit gathering with Pete and Susan, and Katie and Tim (Samwise's daughter and his daughter's fiancé).
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