Day 45

Day 45 -April 21 2017- 13.9 miles- Beauty Spot to Clyde Smith Shelter When we were packing up in the morning Stoat was having some difficulty finding the compression sack for his sleeping bag. If he couldn’t find it that meant that he would lose the added water protection that the compression sack provided. It […]

Day 44

Day 44 -April 20 2017- 12.3 miles- Erwin to Beauty Spot camping area. We lingered at the hotel a little longer than we should. There was rain in the forecast and we were in no rush to deal with that. Eventually we called a guy who gave hikers rides back to the trail head. He […]

Day 43

Day 43 -April 19 2017- 6.2 miles – No Business Shelter to Erwin. The decent down into Erwin went pretty quickly. There was one good view of Erwin from the trail and everyone stopped to take a picture. The trail dumped us right onto a road in the back skirts of town. Uncle Johnnys’ Hostel […]

Day 42

Day 42 -April 18 2017-14.6 miles – Low Gap to No Business Shelter It had rained overnight and in the morning it was still drizzling. We ate breakfast and hit the trail. We were agoing to climb Big Bald and were hoping for some views. During the climb up Big Bald the we could see […]

Day 41

Day 41 -April 17 2017- 14.9 miles – Flint Mountain shelter to Low Gap Camping Spot During breakfast Stoat told Wolfie about all the foods I don’t like. Wolfie quizzed me on several foods. All of which I said I didn’t like. He said my name should be Flavor Hater. I liked it. If that […]

Day 40

Day 40 -April 16 2017- 17.3 miles – Hemlock Hollow Hostel to Flint Mountain Shelter The Hostel owner gave Wolfie, Stoat, and I a ride back to the trail head and we began our day with a 2000 foot climb. At the top of the climb there was a side trail to a closed lookout […]

Day 39

Day 39 -April 15 2017- 16.3 miles plus 0.7mi -Hot Springs to Hemlock Hollow Hostel We got up early so we could get breakfast at the diner and still get out on the trail at a decent time. It was still dark out when we left Elmers and we made our way over to the […]

Day 38

Day 38 -April 14 2017- 3.2 miles -Deer Park Shelter to Hot Springs NC We got on the trail a little earlier than usual. Hot Springs was only about a hour hike away and that meant town food. Hot Springs was the first town on the AT that the trail went directly through. It was […]

Day 37

Day 37 -April 13 2017- 16.6 miles – Max Patch to Deer Park Shelter I fell asleep to the chirping sounds of frogs and in the morning I woke to the sound of my alarm. I wanted to make sure I didn’t miss sunrise. I could hear some people talking quietly outside my makeshift shelter. […]

Day 36

“They say the trail gets easier (for a while) once it leaves the Smokys, but that hasn’t happened yet.” – Journal entry 4/12/17 ___________________________________________________ Day 36 -April 12 2017- 13.3 miles – Standing Bear Hostel to Max Patch The trail leaving Standing Bear climbed 2400 feet in 4 miles. Who needs coffee when there was […]