First, I want to thank everyone for their thoughtful comments on the Day 1 and Day 2 posts. The response here has been almost overwhelming – in a good way! The primary purpose of this blog was always to serve as a journal of my efforts towards, and including, hiking the A.T. next year . […]
Month: May 2014
Day 2: Calf Mountain Shelter to Some Realizations
Well, from the title you can probably guess that things did not go as planned today. This is a very difficult post to write, but I intend this blog to be fully transparent. I will tell it like it is. First I will describe the day’s events. Second I will discuss what the implications are […]
Day 1: Rockfish Gap to Calf Mountain Shelter
It is now noon and I’ve just dropped off my car at Bear fence Mountain parking lot. Jim and Danny are driving me to my start point at Rockfish Gap. So, my total pack weight at this point is a considerable 32 pounds! Yikes. I was aiming for no more than 25 pounds. Already I […]
Day 0: Arrival at Base Camp
So here I am at “base camp” which is the Schairer Trail Center in the Shenandoah National Park. We just had dinner a couple hours ago which was cooked by this writer. The dinner closely resembled a beef fajita dish and was yummie! Presently, I am writing this entry (duh!) And then am off to […]
T Minus 1 Day: Final Preparation
So, this entry was supposed to occur on Saturday May 10th in the evening. It is now Sunday May 11th at 3:12am in the morning. In only 12 hours from now, I will be on the road heading to the Schairer Cabin in the Shenandoah National Park. Then on Monday May 12th, I will start […]
T Minus 3 Days: Crunch Time!
As the title says… I leave for my shakedown trip in only 3 days. I have to say that I’m super excited about it but am really feeling the crunch. Let me illustrate: See all of that? That is my gear and food for this 5 day trip – sans a couple of items. I […]
Getting Real: Shakedown Trip #1
Hello faithful readers! Things are starting to feel very real for me right now. Why? Because on May 12th through May 16th, I will be hiking a section of the A.T. in the Shenandoah National Park! (SNP) Yay!!! I had hoped to post more blog entries about my gear selections prior to announcing this, but that […]