march 13- cross to carolina and drank the alcohol

If youve ever wondered what happens when someone drinks denatured alcohol, keep reading. Day started off pretty well. Wokie up abt 8am, made breakfast, packed up, and started moving at about 930. Saw gary as he was dropping off a group of hikers that stayed by himm that night. Said hello and kept going. It was a cold day, one of the colder ones weve had, and so i had to wear my gloves for almost the entire day. I checked the register at the plumorchard gap shelter to see if dj had been there but there was nothing from him. So i kept hiking, and decided to go as far as i can and hopefully catch up. It was also a very windy day so the presence of the sun did little to warm me up. There was one cool moment, as i was ascending a mountain, where the wind was roaring very loudly. As i reached the top, the wind stopped completely and it was perfectly quiet. Then a few second later, as i began descending, the wind picked up to a roar again. It sounded kinda like a roller coaster. I eventually crossed the georgia/north carolina border and saw alot of hikers staying there. That site is the lowest elevation for a while, and it gets colder the higher up you go. It seems like carolina will be higher and colder than georgia. While i was ascending the first mountain in nc i turned around and saw the georgia mountains all lower than me. Then after i got to the top i saw all the nc mountains higher than me. I eventually reached the muskrat creek shelter, and decided to stay. The next shelter is 6 miles away and i couldnt get that far before sundown. I said hello to everyone staying here then cooked dinner. Shortly after dinner me and another hiker had a smoke. One of the hits was especially harsh, so i grabbed the first bottle off the table and took a swig. It tasted like nail polish remover and burned going down. I realized that i had drank the denatured alcohol i use for my stove. So i immediately asked otehr hikers for water. About 5 min utes later my stomach became uneasy, and then i puked up everything i had eaten just before. Then i got cold, really cold, another hiker shared his hot food with me. While i ate some trail mix to try to get some energy in me. A half hour later i felt like i was back to normal and i fell asleep.