Appalachian Trail Day 50 Day 50, 04-18-01 7.8 miles. AT – 616.4 Docs Knob Shelter – Pearisburg, VA 22° 8 AM Last night the snow blew in from time to time. I slept well despite the cold. My boots were frozen solid again. I was trying my hardest to get them on. It took me about […]
Appalachian Trail Day 49 Day 49 04-17-01 8:45 AM 6:45 PM Jenny Knob Shelter – Docs Knob Shelter 22 miles, AT – 608.6 Day 4 snow Snow Squalls all day The day started with the light rain, then it got cold and started to snow. We procrastinated until 8:45 AM, then hit the trail. It […]
Appalachian Trail Day 48 Day 48 04-16-01 Laurel Creek → Jenny Knob shelter 19.0 miles, AT – 586.6 8:15 AM 3:37 PM Windy/cold in AM Sunny in PM I didn’t sleep well at all last night. We broke camp at 8:15 AM. It was cold and breezy. As we climbed, it got cooler and windier. […]
Appalachian Trail Day 47 Day 47 04-15-01 14.9 miles, AT – 567.6 2,450 feet Chestnut Knob – Campsite VA 615 Day 12 Rain, 50-60° Today started off cool and breezy. We got rain around 1 PM for an hour or two. We stopped for a break at VA 623 and met a couple from Colorado. They […]
Appalachian Trail Day 46 Day 46 04-14-01 20.6 miles, AT – 553.7 4,410 feet Davis Path – Chestnut Knob Shelter 8:10 AM 5:40 PM, 80° Last night at least two of the ladies snored and loudly. I had to get my ear plugs out. We hit the trail around 8:10 AM and got done at 5:40 […]
Appalachian Trail Day 45 Day 45, 04-13-01, 8 6 PM 7.2 miles, AT – 533.1 Chatfield Shelter – Davis Path Shelter Rain – Sunny, 70-80° Last night I took off my boots to air out. The next morning we awoke at 6 AM and around 7 Mr. Pat said Hey Scatman are those your boots outside? Mind you […]
Appalachian Trail Day 44 Day 44 04-12-01 17.6 miles, AT – 525.9 3,150 feet Trimpi Shelter – Chatfield Shelter 8ish – 6 PM Day 10 (-) Rain 70-80° I slept well last night, but I was really hot. A mouse was getting into Smokies graham crackers in the early AM. I packed my headlamp inside […]
Appalachian Trail Day 43 04-11-01, Day 43 20.0 miles, AT – 508.3 2,900 feet Sunny/Partly cloudy 70-75° Wise Shelter – Trimpi Shelter I saw two chipmunks and five deer. That makes nine deer total. We also saw more of the wild ponies. The big find of the day was the sapsucker (woodpecker). We hiked through burnt […]
Appalachian Trail Day 42 4-10-01, Day 42 17.4 miles, AT – 488.3 4,450 Feet Sunny – 70° Lost Mountain Shelter – Wise Shelter Another hot day. I think the back of my neck is burned. I cant begin to describe how beautiful the Grayson Highlands are. It was unbelievable. Rocky, grassy and spruce and fir […]
Appalachian Trail Day 41 4-9-01, Day 41 15.8 miles, AT – 455.1 3,360 feet Damascus – Lost Mountain Shelter Sunny – 80° Got to bed late last night. Almost 12 AM two nights in a row. Had breakfast. Said good-byes to all the others and stole one more shower! Oh, I used my first Q-tip in […]
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