Ok, yes – a triple zero is excessive. Maybe that’s an understatement. But hey, it’s for good reason! I am finally completely caught up with this thing, it’s now actually March 31st as I write this. Tomorrow morning I return to the A.T. via a shuttle at 10am which, as previously stated, will take me all […]
Month: March 2015
Day 18: Double Zero in Franklin
Day 18 was Monday, March 30th and was pretty relaxed. I woke last night at 1030pm to realize it was still Sunday night and that the The Walking Dead season 5 finale had already aired! Fortunately, I knew that AMC airs an encore showing of each episode. I stayed up long enough to watch. I’d […]
Day 17: Zero in Franklin, NC
So, Day 17 was Sunday, March 29th. I got up around 7am this day to go downstairs for coffee and breakfast. One strange aspect of this town stay is the lack of my bounce box! Being that I only have my backpack, it’s a little more like camping in a room compared to a “real” […]
Day 16: Muskrat Shelter to Chunky Gal Trail
Hi everyone. I know some of you were concerned when I had no new posts over the weekend. I freely admit to blog negligence in this case, so apologies if I scared the hell out of anyone. I’ve just been doing a lot of thinking over the past few days and it has taken me […]
Day 15: Bly Gap to Muskrat Shelter
Guess what folks? It is SNOWING here at the shelter site! Actual snow! It’s also subfreezing tonight and will be my coldest night yet. Go go gadget Western Mountaineering bad-ass winter sleeping bag! So I did finally get up at 120pm to start my day. I began with coffee which required a trip to the […]
Day 15: Good Morning
It’s 1020am and I’m still in my tent. It’s cold, windy and raining. Right now, warm and dry are preferable so I’ve been hunkered down in my tent all morning. I may just stay at this site all day. Or if the weather improves I may move on. One things for sure though- Franklin by […]
Day 14: Dicks Creek Gap to Bly Gap
I am now in North Carolina, having finished the Georgia section of the A.T. Woohoo! It’s every thru hikers first major milestone. It is said that if a hiker completes Georgia, there’s no physical reason they can’t complete the entire A.T. One has to be careful though. Using state line crossings as the only milestone […]
Day 13: Zero Day in Hiawassee, Pictures and Video
Hello again. I hadn’t planned on a zero day here in Hiawassee, but I needed it. I took today slowly and took care of laundry, retrieving my mail drop, unpacking, cleaning and repacking. I have a shuttle arranged to take my back to Dicks Creek Gap in the morning at 11:00am and should hit the […]
Day 12: Sassafras Gap to Dicks Creek Gap
Hi folks! I type this from the comfort of my room at the Holiday Inn Express in Hiawassee, GA. I arrived here via an impromptu shuttle ride, courtesy of “Tater,” along with a few other hikers at about 3:00pm. I was up and out of Sassafras Gap by about 10:30am. I knew I had about […]
Day 11: Indian Grave Gap to Sassafras Gap
After a belly full of Chili Beef Mac, I’m about to go to sleep. Today was tough. 8 miles of a lot of climbing zapped my energy pretty good. Voyager is on her own since I never reached the planned spot. I climbed Tray Mountain which is among the four tallest mountains on the Georgia […]