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But it was great! Our families saw us off from the Amicalola Falls (thanks for being there, we love you!), then we were out on our own. Just us and our 80+ lbs. of gear (Moo (Mike) with about 45-50 lbs, and 42 (Liz) with about 35). <br><br> Amazing weather -- sunny, blue skies, perfect hiking weather. A good omen?! We had heard that the approach trail is really tough, so we (esp. 42) were nervous about it. The trail was challenging but doable, a big relief. <br><br> We arrived on top of Springer Mountain about an hour or so before sunset. It was so beautiful we decided to pitch our tent and spend the night up there. While we did that, some other people came to check out the view (gorgeous) and watch the sunset. We went over to meet them and to cook our dinner as the sun set. We met Tom for Short, who was turning 60 the next day, Seneca Lou, and Fourplay. Moo was the cook for the night b/c he was the one who had used the stove before (a whopping one time). He showed 42 what to do and the stove worked wonderfully, but then he had to turn it off to get water. When he went to turn it on, it wouldn't work . . . Tom for Short & Fourplay came over to help . . . finally, after lots of stove shaking, it started working. Then it worked too well and boiled over . . . Not the most auspicious beginning to our outdoor cooking, but the Lipton dinner of broccoli & cheese turned out great (maybe b/c we were starving by then?). <br><br> The sun setting over the mountains in the distance was beautiful. Then darkenss descended quickly -- faster than we thought, and by the time we had to string up our food (to prevent bears & other wildlife from getting it) it was pitch black, except for the sky filled with stars. No bear hooks, so Moo had to throw rope over a tree branch -- easier said than done b/c he hadn't perfected his technique yet. Took a few (OK, several) tries, finally worked. Then, after we strung up all the food, of course Moo found a bag of trail mix in his jacket! So he got a chance to try out his food hanging technique again. <br><br> Our tent rocks (MSR Zoid 2) -- it is almost all mesh on top (w/o the fly) so we could see the sky filled with stars from it. Beautiful. <br><br> Btw, it seems that Chapeau stowed away in our gear and made his first appearance on top of Springer Mtn <br><br> We woke up atop Springer Mountain to a glorious, sunny day -- our first official day on the AT. We took our sweet ole time eating breakfast and packing up camp -- we were just so excited to be on Springer, enjoying our new way of life, ready to begin our hike to Maine. Moo prepared a delicious breakfast of cold, blueberry poptarts. <br><br> As we were packing up camp, Darden and Pete arrived on Springer. We had met these twenty-something, long-time friends the previous day. Nice guys, who had "AT" shaved into the back of their heads -- we liked their spirit. Moo served as their photographer, taking a very special Springer Mtn. picture of the two that may one day appear in the pages of a magazine. <br><br> 10:45 start from the shelter (hey, we're in no hurry) -- so we're officially hiking the AT -- yee haw! We enjoyed our hike & the accompanying 70 degree weather -- just taking in the scenery and sharing thoughts like "wow -- we're really here," "we're walking to Maine, this is wild," "look how beautiful this all is." After approx 5 miles, we reached Long Creek Falls, a stunning water fall just off the trail. Seemed like a great place to have lunch. PB&Js never tasted so great! Moo took an after-lunch cold water dip in the falls (1st unofficial shower on the trail). <br><br> We hiked the remaining few miles to the Hawk Mtn Shelter, where we were greeted by a huge crowd of novice thru hikers, each just as excited as us to be on the trail. 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