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 […]
Appalachian Trail Day 40 04-08-01, Day 40 Zero Day Sunny, warm As I said, I had breakfast at Mountain Mans café, thanks to Jack and Bag of Tricks. Later I hung out at the outfitter, wrote postcards, bought fuel and a fleece sleeping bag for later on down the trail, had more pizza, shopped for more […]
Appalachian Trail Day 39 04-07-01, Day 39 10 miles, AT – 455.1 Abingdon Gap Shelter – Damascus After I wrote last night, a black and white pussycat came into camp (skunk). He ate dropped scraps and then went behind the shelter. Later he came back and headed under the sleeping platform. He ate trash for hours. I […]
Appalachian Trail Day 38 04-06-01, Day 38 12.6 miles, AT – 445.1 3,785 Feet 8:07 AM – 12:40 PM Unknown Campsite – Abingdon Gap Shelter Foggy then clearing in the PM Today was the easiest day yet! We averaged about 3 MPH. The terrain was easy and good to walk on. We had planned on tenting […]
Appalachian Trail Day 37 04-05-01, Day 37 16.4 miles, AT – 431.5 8:50 AM – 4:00 PM Watauga Lake – Unknown Campsite Agatha showed up around 8:35 AM. I was ready for my banana and OJ. We hit the trail soon after. Besides the first two climbs in the first few miles, the hike was easy. The […]
Appalachian Trail Day 36 04-04-01, Day 36 10.6 miles. AT – 415.1 2,130 feet Kincora Hostel – Watauga Lake Shelter 10:50 AM – 4:30 PM Sunny 60-70° Woke up around 7:30 AM. Had OJ and pancakes. Made them myself. Had a Pop Tart, too. Agatha and I were still torn on what to do today. Slack […]
Appalachian Trail Day 35 04-03-01, Day 35 20.1 miles, AT – 404.5 2,500 feet Apple House – Kincorra Hikers Hostel Day 8-9 Rain in AM, cloudy the rest Another tough ass day. Whoever made this map section was on drugs. The terrain was nothing like the map. Lots of P.U.D.S. Plus my raincoat was ripe! I […]
Appalachian Trail Day 34 04-02-01, Day 34 14.2 miles, AT – 384.4 3,000 feet Roan High Knob – Apple House Shelter Partly cloud/sunny WOW! It was SOOOOO cold up there last night. Tons of mice and some things larger too. We stayed with Beatle. I already said that didn’t I. The tent had ice all over […]
Appalachian Trail Day 33 04-01-01, Day 33 15.1 miles, AT – 370.2 Cherry Gap Shelter – Roan High Knob, 6,285 Feet Day 7-8 Snow/Rain We woke to rain around 6:00 AM. I didn’t move until 8 AM. The rain turned to sleet then to snow. Citrus and Norway showed up late with Summer (dog). We all […]
Appalachian Trail Day 32 03-31-01, Day 32 16.4 miles, AT – 355.1 3,900 feet Johnnys – Cherry Gap Shelter Foggy – 50° – Felt muggy Today was TOUGH!!! My pack must weigh the most it ever has. Eight days of food. My feet were screaming at me all day because of the load. The hiking […]
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