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 […]
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 […]
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