Day 5, Monday, July 25

He went 14.5 miles today to Luray, VA.  But he had a hiking partner today. He was with 10%, he got his name because  he says he is going to take 10 years to hike the trail and do 10% a year. He is going to the same hostel.  They stopped at Skyline Resort store had two gatorades and an apple for a nice long rest. They decided to cut back during the heat of the day as it was extremely hot again. He felt good today but woke up with a bad rash on his legs, not sure if it is bug bites or poison. He did use hydrocortisone so hopefully it will help. They saw another bear and this time it was only about 25 feet  away. I have really lost count of how many he has seen.