Art Loeb Yoyo, started Saturday May 7 @ 4:51am from the Davidson River in the northbound direction. I had with me 5000 calories and everything I would need for the 60.2 mile out and back. No one started with or joined me for any part of this run making it an unsupported attempt.
Stopped for water at the halfway point, the Deep Gap shelter and at one of the creeks on the return to Deep Gap (near Cold Mountain).
Weather was perfect, cool and drizzly, few patches of sun.
I made it to Camp Daniel Boone, the northern terminus @~2:45pm
Trail turned brutal for me on the descent of Pilot Mountain, Gloucester Gap seemed to take forever, miles from there dragged on. But, I preserved and arrived back at the southern terminus @~3:45am on Sunday May 8th.