Tag Archive for: Fontana Dam

Appalachian Trail Day 17 – Fontana Dam – Spence Field Shelter
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…

Appalachian Trail Day 16 – Fontana Dam
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…

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.…