On track, week 7, hike 7 - mileage to date - 68

Yesterday, 2/18/2012 had a forecast of 50's with 60% chance of rain. Knowing WNC, I felt that an early start would allow me to get out and hike before the rain. I arrived at the trail head (Turkey Pen) @ 9:00 and set off on the Turkey Pen Gap trail heading up to the point where it meets the Black Mountain Trail in 5.5 miles. The sky was blue and the climbs had me peeling off layers of clothing. After turning around at the top and heading back down, I met another hiker that I had encountered two weeks ago on the Black Mountain Trail, also 5 miles from the trail head! Rather than going straight back to the car, I decided to detour off on the Wagon Road Gap trail. I hadn't been on this trail for about 20 years at which time I was doing trail maintenance here. This trail took me back to the South Mills River trail and back to the parking lot. Needless to say, I was tired after hiking 13.5 miles, but was quite happy to have hiked in short sleeves for the 2nd time in February!

So, the question is - where to next week?