Day 39 on the AT – Sushi, Please
This morning, moods were a bit sour. Janitor was tired from yesterday and his knee pain, while I was tired, hungry, and ready to get to town.
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Day 38 on the AT – Hungry and Grumpy on the Appalachian Trail
Down we went, step after agonizing step. After a while I couldn’t think anymore, I could only do. My day was briefly lit up by the sighting of a Pink Lady Slipper, my only one of the day. Eventually we made it to a road around 4 pm and I had to have my dinner then because I knew a snack bar wouldn’t do enough to raise my blood sugar.
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Day 37 on the AT – Pink Lady Slippers on the Appalachian Trail
Eventually our descent was over and we reached a highway, crossed it, and started a short climb. As we were emerging onto another gravel road, a yellow sign caught my eye. “Trail Magic by the Southern Cookie Lady” – awesome!
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Day 36 on the AT – I Give Up
Storms were brewing, and across the river I could already see the rain falling from the clouds above the mountains. I didn’t want our first day back on trail to start out wet.
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Day 35 on the AT – I Thought This Storm Would Kill Me
It all started just after midnight, when we were awoken by the wind shaking and whipping our tent about. It was pouring. Suddenly, a white light flashed and illuminated the tent around us – lightning.
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Day 34 on the AT – Max Patch, But Make It Rainy
Well, today started with a bang. As we were making our way up to Brown Gap to get back on trail, thunderstorms broke loose and it started hailing!
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Day 33 on the AT – A Well-Earned Zero Day
Day 33 ~ Zero Day ~ Miles Hiked: 0 Miles on AT: 251.8 A zero day. A day full of rest. That’s exactly what I tried to accomplish, but there’s always so much to do in town. I started the morning with laundry and gear chores. I wanted to dry and clean out the tent
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Day 32 on the AT – Will It Ever Stop Raining?
Day 32 Start: Peck’s Corner Shelter End: Cosby Knob Shelter Miles Hiked: 12.9 Miles on AT: 231.3 Today is town day! Thank goodness because everything is grimy, smelly, and damp. We need a good cleaning. This morning we woke up relatively early around 7:00 am, but didn’t leave camp until around 10 am. We lazed
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Day 31 on the AT – Clear Skies? In the Smokies?
This morning we woke up to glorious sunshine. It was quite a departure from what we were expecting. Instead of rain and clouds, there were blue skies and a hint of a view.
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Day 30 on the AT – Take The Trail As It Comes
One thing that I’ve been working on in my trail mindset is taking the trail as it comes.
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