Haha! What a First day!  We're at the summit of Springer, healthy and happy, with camp set, dinner eaten and everything cleaned up. It's a beautiful view and maybe an hour till what should be a glorious sunset.  It was an intensely tough hike, but that's what we expected.  Have met some good people already.  Wish I could type more but I'm on the iPhone and it's a little awkward.  So till next time...!