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Appalachian Trail Day 46 – Davis Path – Chestnut Knob Shelter

Appalachian Trail Day 46 Day 46 04-14-01 20.6 miles, AT - 553.7 4,410 feet Davis Path - Chestnut Knob Shelter 8:10 AM 5:40 PM, 80° Last night at least two of the ladies snored and loudly. I had to get my ear plugs…

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Appalachian Trail Day 45 – Chatfield Shelter – Davis Path Shelter

Appalachian Trail Day 45 Day 45, 04-13-01, 8 6 PM 7.2 miles, AT - 533.1 Chatfield Shelter - Davis Path Shelter Rain - Sunny, 70-80° Last night I took off my boots to air out. The next morning we awoke at 6 AM and around…

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Appalachian Trail Day 44 – Trimpi Shelter – Chatfield Shelter

Appalachian Trail Day 44 Day 44 04-12-01 17.6 miles, AT - 525.9 3,150 feet Trimpi Shelter - Chatfield Shelter 8ish - 6 PM Day 10 (-) Rain 70-80° I slept well last night, but I was really hot. A mouse was getting…

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Appalachian Trail Day 43 – Wise Shelter – Trimpi Shelter

Appalachian Trail Day 43 04-11-01, Day 43 20.0 miles, AT - 508.3 2,900 feet Sunny/Partly cloudy 70-75° Wise Shelter - Trimpi Shelter I saw two chipmunks and five deer. That makes nine deer total. We also saw more of…

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Appalachian Trail Day 42 – Lost Mountain Shelter – Wise Shelter

Appalachian Trail Day 42 4-10-01, Day 42 17.4 miles, AT - 488.3 4,450 Feet Sunny - 70° Lost Mountain Shelter - Wise Shelter Another hot day. I think the back of my neck is burned. I cant begin to describe how beautiful…

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Appalachian Trail Day 41 – Damascus – Lost Mountain Shelter

Appalachian Trail Day 41 4-9-01, Day 41 15.8 miles, AT - 455.1 3,360 feet Damascus - Lost Mountain Shelter Sunny - 80° Got to bed late last night. Almost 12 AM two nights in a row. Had breakfast. Said good-byes to…

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Appalachian Trail Day 40 – Damascus

Appalachian Trail Day 40 04-08-01, Day 40 Zero Day Sunny, warm As I said, I had breakfast at Mountain Mans café, thanks to Jack and Bag of Tricks. Later I hung out at the outfitter, wrote postcards, bought fuel and a fleece…

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Appalachian Trail Day 39 – Abingdon Gap Shelter – Damascus

Appalachian Trail Day 39 04-07-01, Day 39 10 miles, AT - 455.1 Abingdon Gap Shelter - Damascus After I wrote last night, a black and white pussycat came into camp (skunk). He ate dropped scraps and then went behind the shelter. …

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Appalachian Trail Day 38 – Unknown Campsite – Abingdon Gap Shelter

Appalachian Trail Day 38 04-06-01, Day 38 12.6 miles, AT - 445.1 3,785 Feet 8:07 AM - 12:40 PM Unknown Campsite - Abingdon Gap Shelter Foggy then clearing in the PM Today was the easiest day yet! We averaged about 3…

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Appalachian Trail Day 37 – Watauga Lake – Unknown Campsite

Appalachian Trail Day 37 04-05-01, Day 37 16.4 miles, AT - 431.5 8:50 AM - 4:00 PM Watauga Lake - Unknown Campsite Agatha showed up around 8:35 AM. I was ready for my banana and OJ. We hit the trail soon after. Besides…