Appalachian Trail Day 74 Day 74 05-12-01 Rod Hollow → Blackburn Trail Center 18.8 miles, AT – 981.6 7:15 AM 3:35 PM, 60-85° I slept well last night but woke up when Bill went to the bathroom. Plenty warm too. I could have gone without the silk liner. Al and I hit the trail together. […]
Appalachian Trail Day 73 Day 73, 05-11-01 18.9 miles, AT – 963.8 Denton Shelter – Rod Hollow Shelter 7:20 AM 6:00 PM, 80s I awoke in another funk today. I haven’t been very talkative in the early AM. I’m sleeping well but I think the one day off since the start of Virginia is getting to me. […]
Appalachian Trail Day 72 Day 72, 05-10-01 Gravel Springs – Jim and Molly Denton Shelter 18.6 miles, AT – 954.9 – 1,310 feet 6:40 AM 2:35 PM 80s I slept very well last night. Not too cold. Got a quick start. I saw six deer (49), a dead mole or shrew, and the highlight was […]
Appalachian Trail Day 71 Day 71, 05-09-01 Pass Mountain Hut – Gravel Springs Hut 13.1 miles, AT – 936.3 – 2,480 feet 60s I slept well last night. It was warmer than it had been in a while. A few snorers but nothing too bad. The trail was easy going all the way to the […]
Appalachian Trail Day 70 Day 70, 05-08-01 Big Meadows – Pass Mountain Hut 18.8 miles, AT – 923.2 – 2,690 feet 60s After eating so much last night, I got tired fast. I got a bit cold in the AM. I woke up feeling great. While going to the bathroom, a catbird flew to a […]
Appalachian Trail Day 69 Day 69, 05-07-01 Hightop Hut – Big Meadows Campground 20.4 miles, AT – 904.4 – 3,500 feet 7:20 AM 3:30 PM 60s, Cool Last night was a cold one! I awoke at 3 AM to go to the bathroom and put on Al’s rain pants. He offered them to me knowing […]
Appalachian Trail Day 68 Day 68, 05-06-01 Blackrock Hut – Hightop Hut 21.4 miles, AT – 884 – 3,175 feet 6:56 AM 4:15 PM 60-70°, Overcast/Cool Last night at 2:30 AM a Whippoorwill was going nuts in front of the shelter. It only stopped because I went to the bathroom. It woke almost everyone up. […]
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 […]
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