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 […]
Appalachian Trail Day 51 Day 51 04-19-01 Zero day, AT – 616.4 Pearisburg We went to the outfitter. I got a new cartridge for my Pur filter. Dill, Stubster, Bandit, Smokie and I went. It was 40 miles round trip and cost us $35.00. The guy was a terrible driver too. As usual with the […]
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 […]
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