Appalachian Trail Day 31 03-30-01, Day 31 6.3 miles, AT – 340.7 No Business – Uncle Johnnys Hostel Rainy AM Sun afternoon Rain evening. 1,700 feet Day 31 Random Entry I’m at the laundry mat now. I had Pizza Hut for lunch. Agatha and I made Uncle Johnnys by 10:30 or so. We’ve done lunch, laundry, post […]
Appalachian Trail Day 30 03-29-01, Day 30, 6:55 AM ® 3:30 PM 20.6 miles, AT – 334.4 Day 7 of Rain Hog Back Ridge – No Business Knob Shelter Rain, cold, wind. No views. My first 20 miler!!! Today was good except all the rain. Agatha and I pumped out 10.3 miles in 4 hours. It was easier […]
Appalachian Trail Day 29 03-28-01, Day 29 14.6 miles, AT – 311.8 Jerry Cabin – Hogback Ridge – 4,255 feet 7:55 AM ® 2:50 PM Today was a tough ass day. Shorter than yesterday but a lot harder. Tough P.U.D.S. Got some trail magic from a group of trail workers. They gave us yogurt and peanut […]
Appalachian Trail Day 28 003-27-01 Day 28 15.3 miles, AT 287.2 7:45 AM ® 2:15 PM Spring Mountain – Jerry Cabin Shelter Cold morning, Cold Day 4,150 feet Woke up cold today. Ate like a champ! The appetite is there. Todays hike was good but no views. We could see Mt. Mitchell. Its summit is totally […]
Appalachian Trail Day 27 03-26-01 Day 27 11.6 miles, AT 281.1 Hot Springs – Spring Mountain 10:30 – 2:15 PM 3,300 Feet I had a great breakfast at Elmers. Hit the post office and sent some stuff back. The pack weighed in at 44.12 lbs. The hike was good but as before I didn’t want […]
Appalachian Trail Day 26 03-25-01 Day 26 0 Miles, Zero Day 3 Hot Springs In Hot Springs waiting for the mail. I bought food and a new journal and a conversion kit for my MSR water bag to make it a camel back. Less weight to carry. I also got a book Into the Wild. […]
Appalachian Trail Day 25 03-24-01 Day 25 7:45 am – 13.5 miles, 269.5 AT miles Roaring Fork – Hot Springs 50-60°, Sunny/partly cloudy Snow for half of the day then actual soil. Got up early today and hit the trail at 7:45 AM. Bluff Mountain wasn’t bad but the snow once again made things tough. About half […]
Appalachian Trail Day 24 03-23-01 Day 24 7:00 AM to 1:20 PM 11.3 miles, AT – 256.0 Groundhog – Roaring Fork Shelter Sunny 60°, Crusty snow in AM, mush in PM Got up early to beat the mushy snow and I think the frozen stuff was worse. Im still following the small stride person(s). If I over […]
Appalachian Trail Day 23 03-22-01 Day 23 9.6 miles, AT – 244.7 Davenport Gap – Groundhog Shelter 60° – Sunny Today I got up had some Frosted Flakes and toast. I showered, packed and left for the trail. The ride was shorter with the different way we went. I fell asleep too. I got to the […]
Appalachian Trail Day 22 03-21-01 Day 22 0 miles, 235.1 AT Miles Maryville, Tennessee Zero Day #2 Today I hung out at Aunt Ruths house. I read, bird watched, went shopping for food, clothes, and other stuff. I got some swank Mountain Hardware shorts. They have fleece around the waist and in the crotch. They […]
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