first day at amicalola

Today we headed to amicalola falls state park. Mahnu drove us there. Which made life much easier as we didnt have to find a shuttle or cab. We stopped at a pizza store first partly to get breakfast and partly because DJ thought it would be a good idea to bring a pizza to the campground. Turned out to be an awesome idea. We stopped at a paint store during the drive to pick up some denatured alcohol for our stoves. Then continued on our way. as we were drivin g it occurredc to me that atlanta is set up very differently from new york, and it makes more sense. The city is very dense and is the center of atlanta and its suburbs. There is a highway that runs in a circle around atlanta, with other highways crossing it and through the city. This makes it possible to reach atlanta from any direction. The subways run just to the outer limits of the immediate suburbs, and i was told by mahnu that most of the middle class live just a few exits beyond the reach of the subway. This is to ensure that no homeless end up in their towns. Beyond that is suburbs and rural land, with many farms. We drove past many farms on our way to the campsite. And even got lost on some back roads for a little bit because we had the wrong destination in the gps. We got to the park shortly after realizing this because we were only about 10 miles off track. We signed in and weighed our packs. Mine weighed 65lbs, with only half my water. About 13 lbs of that is my food, and i severfely overpacked that. I gonna eat like crazy over the weekend to lighten the load abit. We found out from the people who work at this park that wazter is very easy to find on the trail. So carrying alot is usually not necessary. DJ's pack weighed only 37lbs, he packed only the essentials and will be resupplyiing from mail drops in town. I packed alot because i didnt want to rely on mail drops, though ill be able to resupply in towns when we stop to get his mail drops. After finding the shelter, we immediately began collecting wood to makee a fire. The workers told me it was 29 degrees last night. Anfd it wont get warmer until next week. At the same, its unusually cold here now. We spent an hour trying to hang my food bag. Broke 2 tree branches in the process had to look for a good tree to hang the bag of food from so bears cant reach it. Im tired and it cold. Gonna go to sleep.