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 […]
Appalachian Trail Day 21 03-20-01 Day 21, 7:30 AM 1:20 PM 15.7 miles, AT – 235.1 Tri-corner – Davenport Gap Day 6 of rain Snow, wind (strong), rain and sleet. Last night we had a noisy bunch at the shelter. I was the only thru-hiker. The Ohio boys were there (Dave & Chris). I finally asked […]
Appalachian Trail Day 20 03-19-01 – Day 20 8:25 AM – 2:25 PM 12.6 miles, AT – 219.4 Icewater Spring – Tri-corner Knob Shelter (5,920 feet) Cold in the AM – warmer in the PM Today’s hiking was spectacular. I took a detour southbound to check out “the jump off”. It’s a side trail to a cliff. […]
Appalachian Trail Day 19 03-18-07 Day 19, 8:30 AM ® 3:50 PM 13.8 miles, AT – 206.8 Double Spring Gap – Icewater Spring Shelter – 5,920 feet Cloudy and cold to start, warmed up to 60 +/- and cleared up. Today saw the highest peak on the trail and as my luck would have it the film […]
Appalachian Trail Day 18 03-17-01 Day 18 Start 8:24 AM – Finish 3:11 PM 13.5 miles, AT – 193.8 Spence Field → Double Spring Shelter – 5,000′ Today was a good day of hiking. A little cold and not many views. I finally got some views after Siler Bald. You could see the frost on […]
Appalachian Trail Day 17 03-16-01 Day 17 8:10 AM start – 3:40 PM finish – 4,915′ 16.0 miles, AT 179.5 Fontana Shelter → Spence Field Shelter Sunny/partial cloudy, hot Tough hike up Shuck Stack! I had a guy go by me in the parking lot, who I didn’t like the looks of. I passed him […]
Appalachian Trail Day 16 03-15-01 Day 16 – 8:29PM 0 miles, AT – 163.1 Fontana Dam Zero Day #1 Today was my first zero day. I slept like a baby in the hotel last night. My tattoo, I got, rubbed off a bit during the night. Took another shower in the AM and packed. Once […]
Appalachian Trail Day 15 03-14-02 Day 15 6.9 miles, 163.1 AT miles Cable Gap to Fontana Dam Sunny, Warm In Wesser at the NOC I saw a river otter. I also buried a dead dark eyed Junco a day or two ago. Today’s hike was pretty easy. A lot of down (hill) though. The left […]
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