Appalachian Trail – Page 15 – One of Seven Project

Post from my 2001 AT thru-hike.

Appalachian Trail Day 15 – Cable Gap – Fontana Dam Village

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.…

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Appalachian Trail Day 14 – Sassafras Gap – Cable Gap Shelter

Appalachian Trail Day 14 03-13-01 Day 14 15.2 miles, AT – 156.2 Sassafras Gap – Cable Gap Shelter Day 5 of rain This morning (03-13) was the second time I thought about stopping on a climb. The climb was terrible. My poor legs haven't…

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Appalachian Trail Day 13 – Tellico Gap – Sassafras gap Shelter

Appalachian Trail Day 13 03-12-01 Day 13 6:05 PM 14.8 Miles, 141 AT miles Tellico Gap – Sassafras Cap Shelter Rain in the afternoon, warm, overcast. Day 4 of Rain Stayed at a hostel last night. Ron Vaughan was his name. …

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Appalachian Trail Day 12 – Siler Bald – Tellico Gap

Appalachian Trail Day 12 03-11-01 Day 12 15.7 miles, 126.2 AT miles Siler Bald - hostel at Tellico Gap No entry was record this day. Scatman 2011: I can tell you a little about this day. The hiking itself is lost in the…

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Appalachian Trail Day 11 – Betty Creek to Siler Bald

Appalachian Trail Day 11 03-10-01 Day 11 – 7:45 PM 16.4 miles, 108.9 AT miles Betty Creek – Siler Bald Sunny 20º AM / 38º PM Today was too much! The plan was for 13 miles but the campsite sucked and was too close…

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Appalachian Trail Day 10 – Muskrat Creek – Betty Creek

Appalachian Trail Day 10 03-09-01 Day 10 - 7:23 PM 16.1 miles, 94.5 AT miles (30° 7 AM) Sunny, Betty Creek Campsite 42º Standing Indian Mountain was not bad at all. Didn't see many people just one couple with two dogs and…

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Appalachian Trail Day 9 – Blueberry Patch – Muskrat Creek Shelter

Appalachian Trail Day 9 03-08-01 Day 9 11.6 miles, AT - 78.4 Blueberry Patch - Muskrat Creek Shelter I tried to sleep on the straw beds at the Patch but it was too lumpy. I moved to an actual mattress. I slept like a baby. …

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Appalachian Trail Day 8 – Addis Gap – Blueberry Patch

Appalachian Trail Day 8 03-07-01 -Day 8 6:15 PM Wed. 6.4 miles, AT - 67.9 Addis Gap - Blueberry Patch Hostel Cold 20º in the AM, warmed up by 12 PM. Last night we tented. It was a good sleep. Warmer than…

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Appalachian Trail Day 7 – Blue Mtn. – Addis Gap

Appalachian Trail Day 7 03-06-01 Day 6 4:40 PM 13.0 miles, AT - 61.5 Blue Mtn. Shelter - Addis Gap Last night was cold as shit! We did have the fire but by 2-3AM it was below 20 and the wind was blowing hard. The…

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Appalachian Trail Day 6 – Low Gap Shelter – Blue Mtn. Shelter

Appalachian Trail Day 6 03-05-01 Day 5 3:10 PM 7.8 miles, AT - 48.5 Low Gap Shelter - Blue Mtn. Shelter Cold, Windy, Clear Last night it was all men. The jokes and language went downhill fast. Tom, a thru-hiker from…