Appalachian Trail Day 67 Day 67, 05-05-01 Rockfish Gap – Blackrock Hut 20.0 miles, AT – 862.6 2,645 Feet 6:45 AM 3:28 PM 80° – Hot/Humid We got up at 6 AM, packed, and heading down to HoJos, but it was closed for the winter? So we went without. We had snacks on the old tractor […]
Appalachian Trail Day 66 Day 66, 05-04-01 Paul Wolfe – Inn at Afton, Rockfish Gap 5 miles, AT – 842.6 – 1,850 feet 7:00 AM 8:30 PM Got up early after a good nights sleep. I did have to put on pants and my fleece hat. I covered the 5 miles in a half hour. (hour […]
Appalachian Trail Day 65 Day 65, 05-03-01 Harpers Creek – Paul Wolfe Memorial Shelter 22.3 miles, AT – 836.6 – 1,700 feet 6:20 AM 3:40 PM 85° I slept well last night. Not too cold. Around 4 AM I put on my shirt and zipped up. No pants or hat or socks. I hit the trail […]
Appalachian Trail Day 64 Day 64, 05-02-01 12 miles, AT – 815.3 – 2,000 feet ± Dutch Haus – Harpers Creek Shelter 8:35 AM 3:30 PM 80-90° We woke up at 6:30 AM to a great breakfast: OJ, sausage, eggs, corn bread, fruit and cereal. We also saw a Flying Squirrel too at night. He didn’t […]
Appalachian Trail Day 63 Day 63, 05-01-01 4.2 miles, AT – 803.3 North Fork of Piney River – Montebello Dutch Haus B&B I got cold about 3 AM again last night. I threw my raincoat over my legs. We had a bunch of owls hooting away last night. At least three Barred and one other. […]
Appalachian Trail Day 62 Day 62, 04-30-01 18.3 miles, AT – 799.1 – 3,000 feet ± Little Irish Creek – North Fork of Piney River 7:30 AM 5:20 PM, 75-80° I got cold around 3 AM last night. Plus I wasn’t on flat ground. I was falling to the left and sliding downhill. All in […]
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 […]
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