Appalachian Trail Archives – Page 16 of 16

Post from my 2001 AT thru-hike.

Appalachian Trail Day 5 – Woods Hole – Low Gap

Appalachian Trail Day 5 03-04-01 Day 5 14.7 miles, AT - 41.3 Woods Hole Shelter - Low Gap Shelter Day 3 of rainHit the trail at 7:45 AM and did my first 4000 foot (Blood Mountain). I got to Neels Gap at 10:20 AM. I didn't…

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Appalachian Trail Day 4 – Gooch Gap to Woods Hole

Appalachian Trail Day 4 03-03-01 Day 4 - 3:47 PM 10.5 miles, AT - 26.6 .5 miles to shelter Gooch Gap - Woods Hole Day 2 of rain Slept okay last night but not great. Got up around 6:50 AM, was on trail by 7:50. Today…

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Appalachian Trail Day 3 – Hawk Mtn – Gooch Gap

Appalachian Trail Day 3 03-02-01 Day 3 4:45 PM 8.5 miles, AT 16.1 .2 miles to Shelter Hawk Mtn. - Gooch Gap Shelter Day 1 of rain Today was marked my longest hike ever. It was the toughest day too. Two people called it…

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Appalachian Trail Day 2 – Springer Mtn – Hawk Mtn

Appalachian Trail Day 2 03-01-01 Day 2 2:01 PM 7.6 miles, AT - 7.6 .2 to Shelter Springer Mtn Shelter Hawk Mtn. After I wrote yesterday, I saw some White Breasted Nuthatches and Chickadees. Bedtime was 7 PM. I didn't…

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Appalachian Trail Day 1 – Amicalola State Park to Springer Mtn.

Appalachian Trail Day 1 10 years ago today I flew from Boston to Atlanta, GA to start my Appalachian Trail thru-hike. It would be the first step towards completing a 15 year long dream. I first climbed Mt. Katahdin, which is the northern…