Hey Family and Friends This is a VERY long-awaited letter/story of my trip of the Appalachian Trail that I did from March 31st to May 28th. I was out for 59 days, and I been on the extreme side of the weather out on the trail, from upper teens at night to 70’s during the days. The first couple days […]
Blood mountain. Do I need to say more? Indeed I do. There is a 7 mile stretch that goes up and over Blood Mountain that you need a bear canister to stay at the shelter on Blood Mountain and in those 7 miles. Between Gooch Mountain Shelter I did that section in two days doing 3.5/4 miles each day and […]
As you can guess this one is on my stubbornness/thickhead/ornery. You can see it in the words of my mom as she did up an update, while I was working on mine: “She started on the 31st in cold, pouring rain. The ranger at Amacalola state park (Georgia) strongly suggested to drive up to the falls as the 604 steps […]
This Story Time is on the two times where I was scared and both times I was over 4,000 feet and exposed area. One was free style rock climbing and other was thunderstorms and 30 mph wind gusts. These two moments were I was really scared I dont know how to describe or how to tell you how or why […]
Out of 380.5 miles I have never seen a bear. Though I would love to see a bear………. In the Smokies there was 3 instances where a bear came in the camping area. This instance that I’m just about to tell you I didn’t tell my parents and my man because I knew they would go into over protective stress […]
#1 15.5 (5/20) #2 14.7(5/13) #3 14.6 (5/9) #4 12.9 5/25 #5 12.6 (5/8) #6 11 (5/17) #7 10.7 (4/27). #8 10.6 (5/22). #9 10.1 (5/21) Im coming home. I’m done with the trail. Ever since Uncle Johnny’s in Erwin, it’s been down hill. I just want the creature comforts of sleeping in a bed, taking a shower more than […]
#1 15.5 (5/20) #2 14.7(5/13) #3 14.6 (5/9) #4 12.6 (5/8) #5 11 (5/17) #6 10.7 (4/27). #7 10.6 (5/22). #8 10.1 (5/21) Really missing my grandpa and it doesn’t help that I can’t see his grave around Memoral Day and our Birthday this year and have to wait till I get home from the AT. And it didn’t help […]
I know, I know this update is late. You ladies and gents are chomping at the bit to know how my hike is going. From the NOC, Nantahala Outdoor Center, to Fontana Dam the terrain was harder than thought and it was to hard for me to start cranking out big miles that I want and was making me feel […]
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 […]
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 […]