Day 19: t-storm

no service yesterday, and no pics bc i kept my phone tucked away to keep it dry. we hiked about 10 miles from tom leonard shelter to shaker's campsite. nice morning, then on the trail, we saw a huge pile of bear poop. then, it went from bright out, to very dark very fast (around 3pm). we started hiking FAST. then chad had the excellent idea to hop off the trail and set up a little shelter with the rain fly of the tent, some rope, sticks and trees. worked pretty well. lots of laughing, chad cooked a nice hot meal of pasta primavera (thanks chad's mom!) while i manned the fort (quite literally holding sticks to hold up the tarp). we trucked on to the campsite after the rain was done. met a hiker named shark. he is a professional poker player. lived in niagara falls for awhile playin at the casino. passed out fast and slept well.