Day 22 Start: Nantahala Outdoor Center End: Locust Cove Gap Miles Hiked: 10.5 Miles on AT: 147.6 Last night, I stayed in a simple, one room cabin a few minutes from the Nantahala Outdoor Center, so I caught a ride around 9 am to get back. Since I’d gotten in right as things were closing […]
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Day 21 Start: Burningtown Gap, NC End: Nantahala Outdoor Center Miles Hiked: 12.9 Miles on AT: 137.1 Whew! Today was a tough one! I didn’t think I was going to make it, but I’m getting ahead of myself. Let’s start from the beginning. The fiance didn’t make it on trail for this leg. The poison
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Days 19-20 ~ Zero Days ~ Miles Hiked: 0 Miles on AT: 124.2 Oops, we did it again. Another round of double zeros, on the house! We had previously planned for these double zeros in the schedule, so taking them wasn’t a big deal. The fiance needed to get some work done, so I took
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Day 18 Start: Winding Stair Gap End: Burningtown Gap, NC Miles Hiked: 14.6 Miles on AT: 124.2 Today was our second day slackpacking on the AT. To start, the ascent out of Winding Stair Gap was nice and gradual, with just a slight chill in the air. Hiker logic calls for “starting cold,” where you
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Day 17 Start: Albert Mountain Bypass End: Winding Stair Gap Miles Hiked: 9.5 Total Miles on AT: 109.6 We went into town last night and decided to spend the next 2 days slackpacking for several reasons, including spreading poison ivy (the fiance) and a knee that needed some rest (me.) Luckily, we chose the right
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