I only hiked a few hours today because of the weather.  It’s lovely right now, but there are wicked thunder storms and severe weather expected for this evening.  I worry about these two guys in the pic below.  Their posture…

I arrived in Franklin, NC yesterday afternoon after hiking 11(?) miles.  I was out of food and desperately needed a resupply.  I was also wanted to get into my bounce box, but the post office is closes at noon.  Tomorrow…

Big day.  Ran out of food.  Hiked 17.5 miles.  Appetite finally shifted gears.  Night hiking was fun (3 hours of pitch black… well i had a tiny flash light).   There was one spot that wasn’t fun, Albert Mountain.  It is…

Achievement unlocked:  Georgia completed.  After about 3 hours of hiking, I made to to my first state line. Also near the state line is this old gnarly oak(?) tree. So far along the AT I’ve seen quite a few “green…

Took shuttle at 11:00 am care of Hiawassee Budget Inn.   There were about a dozen of us in the old van.  The weather is beautifu – mid 70’s, light breeze, and blue sky.  I made it to Plumorchard Gap Shelter,…

I woke up at Holiday Inn ($90) and headed to the post office to get my bounce box.  I arrived too early, they open at 8:30, not 8:00.   I head to Hardee’s for an amazing breakfast sandwich (anything that isn’t…

One of the biggest attractions of the AT ( for me) is the fact that the trail has so many shelters to sleep in. Here’s a pic if the shelter I slept at last night… This shelter is plenty nice,…

The fellow hiker who hiked back to get his journal last night, made it safely. The hike today was generally strenuous. Today is the first day I have aches and pains. As I arrived to Unicoi Gap, I found two…

Leaving Whitley Gap shelter is a heck of a climb out.  It rained all night and was cold as balls.  I sat in my tent for about 3 hours waiting for my clothes to dry out.  Aside from a spare…

I made it to Neel’s Gap, which is a neat little building that is a gear store, food supply, and hostel.   This is the first mile stone for me.   I stopped for a pizza and some small talk with other…