On Mar 30, 2015, at 4:08 PM Dear friends I returned from NC last night with Tina Murphy, my sister-in-law, after a 12-hour convoy from the mountains to bring her husband’s body and his wrecked motorcycle home. This will be my last “email blast” post. ___________________ Friday dawned cold and wet at Uncle Johnnie’s Hiker Hostel. It rained all night and the temperature plummeted that morning, shooing many of my new friends back into their sleeping bags. I was determined to hike, despite the wet and cold. I had packed for both. I set out into the backside of the…