st louis,mo june 27

have to make this quick. I got home last night after a final hike to springer mountain. got a shuttle ride from “cool-breeze” at neels gap. he took me to the hostel and then into atlanta to ride marta to the airport. waited on stand-by from 11 am to 8:25 pm and arrived in st louis at 9:30. good god its hot here! 95 deg. PHOOEY! was hot in georgia too, but at least I was up at 4000 ft! and in the shade. but in all honesty,not terrible hot. had some pretty challenging climbs there in georgia. now I can see why a ton of gear gets tossed overboard in those first few days! I was stepping down off a step ladder here at home retrieving something in the garage , when POP! I think I just pulled a calf muscle in my right leg! god damned it! lucky for me I have two weeks of down time to get everything back in working order. but I wonder what will happen to my level of fitness if I can do nothing , like riding the bike or taking some dayhikes? I’m going to turn back into a marshmellow!!! I’ve officially lost 13 lbs,that puts me at 142 lbs. I’ll be posting some pretty revealing pictures soon. hope you have a strong stomach!!