So, as the title says, I’ve relocated from Hot Springs to Ashville! Yikes-a-roni!!! When I got up this morning, I was thinking about MotMot and Zeeba’s current situation – being off trail in Ashville with injury. I also thought about me. Here I was in Hot Springs with no recognizable faces. See, I’m currently caught […]
Month: April 2015
Day 48: Walnut Creek Shelter to Hot Springs, NC
Woohoo! I made it another 13 miles today and have made it into Hot Springs. I’m staying at a place called The Iron Horse Station. This place is located 50 feet away from a heavily-used train track. Every couple hours, a long train plows through the tracks leaving loud sonic booms in its wake. The […]
Day 47: Groundhog Creek Shelter to Walnut Creek Shelter
Guess what? I made my 13 mile day today! Not only that, I didn’t even start hiking until 11am. Starting so late, I figured on an 8pm or later finish. But no! I got here at 630pm with plenty of time for setup and dinner. I must’ve crossed about 5 thousand creeks today. Some had […]
Day 46: Standing Bear Farm to Groundhog Creek Shelter
So today was the day to make good and actually hike! I’d decided to stick with the 7/13/13 mile plan for the next three days. That will get me to Hot Springs where my next mail drop and bounce box reside. Woodstock and Giggles and Maynard also seemed interested in that plan, so we were […]
Day 44-45: Zeroes at Standing Bear Farm
So by the title of this post you can surmise that I did not make it out of Standing Bear Farm as planned. I really liked this place and it was fun meeting other hikers as they were passing through or were checking in for the night. Also, my knees were pretty sore following the […]
Day 43: Cosby Shelter to Standing Bear Farm
So I’ve been calling this place Standing Bear Hostel when it’s correct name is Standing Bear Farm. I made it here at about 500pm last night. This post is being the following morning… This morning! See, I was up way past what we call “hiker midnight.” I was up until “real midnight.” When I went […]
Day 42: Pecks Corner Shelter to Cosby Shelter
Today was another excellent day. Good hiking, excellent views and beautiful weather. I made it 13 miles here to Cosby Shelter, which is now my 2nd highest mileage day. It is also the first day in the Smokies where no precipitation has fallen. Actually, the day still has 3 hours left so let’s not make […]
Day 41: Newfound Gap to Pecks Corner Shelter
Well, I didn’t make the 15 mile day I’d planned. I made it here at Pecks Corner Shelter at 400pm which was plenty of time to cover the extra 5 miles to Tri Corner Gap Shelter. So what happened? I made a bad call, that’s what! Just as I arrived here the weather looked like […]
Day 41: Newfound Gap to Pecks Corner Shelter
Well, I didn’t make the 15 mile day I’d planned. I made it here at Pecks Corner Shelter at 400pm which was plenty of time to cover the extra 5 miles to Tri Corner Gap Shelter. So what happened? I made a bad call, that’s what! Just as I arrived here the weather looked like […]
Day 40: Getting Back in the Game
So, this morning I wasn’t sure what I’d do. With the mental games this trail is playing, I’m still not willing to give up. So, my choices were to either head back to the trail this morning or to zero here and head out tomorrow morning. I chose the later which would give me time […]