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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Day 16 Start: Carter Gap Shelter End: Albert Mountain Bypass Miles Hiked: 6.4 Total Miles on AT: 100.1 We’ve made it to the 100 mile mark!! Yay!! What an accomplishment! It’s a bit surreal to realize that we’ve come this far, but here we are. But, anyway, I’m getting ahead of myself. Let’s start from
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Day 15 Start: White Oak Stamp End: Carter Gap Shelter Miles Hiked: 11.7 Total Miles on AT: 93.5 This morning before sunrise we were awoken by an unpleasant sound. It started softly at first, but then picked up speed and volume. Rain! It was about 6 am, well before our typical wake up time, so
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Day 14 Start: Campsite @ 70.3 End: White Oak Stamp Miles Hiked: 11.5 Total Miles on AT: 81.8 This morning was a later morning, but the weather was so nice and the sky so clear that I was happy to sit outside and admire the morning’s beauty while I waited. Like many other days, today
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Day 13 Start: Tray Mountain Shelter End: Campsite @ 70.3 Miles Hiked: 12.1 Total Miles on AT: 70.3 Last night, the wind pummeled the side of the mountain like it was trying to win a fight. Just when I thought the wind would give up, it would return, making as much noise as it pleased.
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Day 12 Start: Unicoi Gap End: Tray Mountain Shelter Miles Hiked: 5.7 Total Miles on AT: 58.2 — note: I think my pocket map mileage is not updated to the mileage in the 2024 AT Guide, so I might be off by a little bit The days have started to blur together. I couldn’t even
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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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