Appalachian Trail Day 61 Day 61, 04-29-01 17 miles, AT – 780.0 – 1,000 feet ± Matts Creek – Little Irish Creek Campsite 7:45 AM 4:15 PM, 70-78°, Breezy I froze my butt off again last night. I woke up at 3 AM freezing. I put my fleece on and my pants and was still […]
Appalachian Trail Day 60 Day 60, 04-28-01 17.7 miles, AT – 763.8 835 feet Cornelius Creek – Matts Creek Shelter 70° Well, I was much warmer last night. Bill gave me a silk bag liner. Plus I think it was warmer too. Al only snored a little. A mouse chewed into my toilet paper and […]
Appalachian Trail Day 59 Day 59, 04-27-01 18.3 miles, AT – 746.1 3, 145 Feet Bobblets Gap – Cornelius Creek Shelter 7:50 4:34 PM, 70-75° Wow, I thought Al was bad at the hotel. Last night he snored like a champ. On top of that, it was cold. My fleece bag did not keep me […]
Appalachian Trail Day 58 Day 58, 04-26-01 18.5 miles, AT – 727.8 1,920 feet Daleville – Bobblets Gap Shelter 65-70° Al was up early again, just like clockwork. He also snored his loudest last night. I had to get up and find my earplugs. Al is one of the nicest people on the trail. Bill […]
Appalachian Trail Day 57 Day 57, 04-25-01 9.4 miles, AT – 709.3 Lamberts Meadow – Daleville (Best Western) 7:23 AM 10:40 AM Last night, before bed, six (6) deer past within sight of the shelter. The rat was not seen by any of us. Al snored like a champ, but I slept 10 times better […]
Appalachian Trail Day 56 Day 56, 04-24-01 15.0 miles, AT – 699.9 2,080 feet Campsite – Lamberts Meadow Shelter 7:45 AM 3:30 PM, 80-85 What a terrible nights sleep! I fast packed last night. Fast packing means using only the ground sheet, poles and fly of my tent. All night long I itched and twitched […]
Appalachian Trail Day 55 Day 55, 04-23-01 17 ± miles, AT – 684.9 1,800 feet Niday Shelter – Stream Campsite 85-90° Today was very HOT. Lots of granite rock too. Today was so warm the hiking was unbearable. It felt like I was always sweating. Constant drips into the eyes. The climb up Brushy Mountain […]
Appalachian Trail Day 54 Day 54, 04-22-01 12.4 miles, AT – 655 1,800 feet Laurel Creek – Niday Shelter 8:15 AM 2 PM 75-80° Today we cut the day short. We were to do 21 miles but it was super hot and my feet hurt so I threw in the towel around 2 PM. Agatha […]
Appalachian Trail Day 53 Day 53, 04-21-01 18.5 miles , AT – 655 2,720 feet Pine Swamp Branch – Laurel Creek Shelter Day 12 of rain, 65 – 70° Al snored like a champ last night! I slept well once asleep. The hike was long and painful. My feet were killing most of the day. […]
Appalachian Trail Day 52 Day 52, 04-20-01 19.6 miles, 635.4 AT – 2,530 feet Pearisburg – Pine Swamp Branch Shelter 9:15 AM 5:10 PM, Overcast Today started with a big climb, then we just walked a ridge line all day. At the end, we descended to the shelter. We saw three deer making my total 15. Not […]
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