l took full zero in Franklin just to avoid some really cold nights on the trail. Ended up doing a short day coming back from town to taking another zero in my tent to avoid getting soaked and cold from the rain the day after I got back out. Though waiting out the rain gave me a good day to […]
Georgia Georgia Georgia. The only thing that comes to mind is “You are a mean one Mr. Grinch” from How The Grinch Stole Christmas. The whole 78.1 was brutal. Steep inclines and decents with rocks and roots that you have to deal with and move slowly so you won’t have to injure yourself or worse. You have my mental state […]
What inspired you to take on this adventure? I have watch a YouTube video of a gal who did it in ‘16. She got the spark going for me in June of last year. And also the fact hat she went and did the Pacific Crest Trail and the Continental Divide Trail. How long had you been thinking about doing […]
Well hiking in the Hiker Bubble is hard finding room in the hiker hostels and shuttles to and from the trail. Everybody is full and busy. This stretch mentally I have been having some good days over bad days but still have some rough times. With few days out from Dicks Creek Gap I hit one of the first big […]
I know this is long over due, but here it is. Started of with a short stroll through the woods to gear up for the monster of the day for the next day. Blood Mountain! There is a small section of the trail where you need a bear canister if you camp in that 7 mile stretch. I had camped […]
First of all elevation gain on a steep incline is no joke. It is brutal even so in the rain. The Approach Trail (8.8 miles) has 1,982 feet of elevation gain period. There is few spots where it drops somewhere 5-20 feet but gain that and plus some back and finish the day with 62 foot decent down to the […]