Day 11 ~ Zero Day ~ Miles Hiked: 0 Total Miles on AT: 52.5 And tax day. We took this day to do some last minute work. After all of that was accomplished, we lounged around, watched some YouTube (yay for old Oprah Show reruns!), and updated our families with our progress. I edited and […]
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Day 10 Start: Poplar Stamp Gap End: Unicoi Gap Miles Hiked: 8.5 Total Miles on AT: 52.7 We won the award for last campers at the campsite again. Our fellow campers were early risers, plus we were passed by a number of other hikers as we were having breakfast and getting ready to go. However,
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Day 9 Start: Baggs Creek Gap End: Poplar Stamp Gap Miles Hiked: 9.7 Total Miles on AT: 44.2 This morning, wind blew through camp well before sunrise and continued well after we left. Despite it making for a cold and blustery night, I slept warmly and soundly on my new air pad. It was heavenly.
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Day 8 Start: Neels Gap End: Baggs Creek Gap Miles Hiked: 4.2 Total Miles on AT: 35.5 Today included a morning of rushing and a half day of hiking. We were trying to get out of our rented cabin in time for checkout, but we didn’t quite make it. The caretaker came in about 30
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Days 5 – 7 Miles Hiked: 0 Miles on the AT: 31.3 We took 3 zero days. Yep, count ‘em: One, two, three! Our break was supposed to consist of just 2 zero days, but things happened. We spent our days of leisure in a cabin close to Neel Gap. The whole drive there, I
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Day 4 Start: Lance Creek End: Neels Gap Miles Hiked: 7.3 Total Miles on AT: 31.3 Town day!!! Only 7.3 miles stand between us and town (and food and a shower.) Let’s do this! Today also happens to be the day of the solar eclipse. Even though we were not in the line of totality,
Day 3 Start: Gooch Mountain Shelter End: Lance Creek Miles Hiked: 8.3 Total Miles on AT: 24 Well, last night was eventful to say the least. I was expecting to enjoy a good night’s sleep since the temperature was a bit warmer than previous nights, but my expectations were ruined by The Sleep Talker. The
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Day 2 Start: Hawk Mountain Campground End: Gooch Mountain Shelter Miles Hiked: 8.3 Total Miles on AT: 15.7 Last night was another cold one. It got below freezing, so we slept with our water filters once again. And once again, it was difficult for me to get comfortable. I slept enough to be able to
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Day 1 Start: Springer Mountain Shelter End: Hawk Mountain Campground Miles Hiked: 7.2 Total Miles on AT: 7.4 Last night was blustery cold! The wind howled all night long and I put on every stitch of clothing to stay warm during the night. However, there were still moments when I was still a little chilly.
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Day 0 Start: Amicalola Falls State Park Visitor’s Center End: Springer Mountain Shelter Miles Hiked: ~9 Miles on the AT: 0.2 Today is the day! Today we start the Appalachian Trail! I’ve been anticipating this day for well over 6 months, or really since I completed my CDT thru hike. My dreams of hiking the
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