Day 3, Saturday, July 23, 2016

I dropped him off on the trail around 9:00 this morning. It was really really hot, probably the hottest day of the summer so far. I hated leaving him in the heat but he was determined to keep going. I drove the four and a half drive back to Bristol. He finally called In the evening and was exhausted.  He made it to Lewis mountain campground. He was able to get a shower and had dinner at the campstore. But there were no empty spots so he ask another hiker to share his site. So he slept in the tent in the heat. He had a rough day with the heat.