Where have I been and where am I going? Day 67 would’ve been the next daily post, so I’ll start there. On this day, May 18th, I hiked the 2 miles from Hogback Ridge Shelter to Sam’s Gap, where the A.T. crosses Interstate 26. A few minutes after hiking, I briefly considered contacting Wendy to […]
Month: May 2015
Intermission
This is just a super quick long overdue update post. I am still alive and have been in Suffolk the past two weeks. I return to the trail tomorrow, June 1st, and will start where I left the trail at Sam’s Gap. I’ll follow up here later today with a short recap of my last […]
Day 66: Flint Mountain Shelter to Hogback Ridge Shelter
Well, as the saying sometimes goes, “the best plans lay wasted.” My plan for arriving in Erwin tomorrow is now shot to hell. Arriving a day later is not an option either. My knee has gotten worse and it’s turned this happy-to-be-back-on-the-trail hiker into a pissed off frustrated hiker. It’s just a little too ironic […]
Day 65: Little Laurel Shelter to Flint Mountain Shelter
Well, I did it… I managed my first 13 mile day since returning to the trail – woohoo! I’m presently in my tent listening to the wind rustling the trees and an occasional period of sprinkling. The wind is highly variable and it feels like the bottom could drop at any moment. I just hope […]
Day 64: Hemlock Hollow Hostel to Little Laurel Shelter
Today’s planned 10 mile day didn’t happen. It wasn’t a bad day’s hike or anything like that. My knees are still in quite a bit of pain, so I decided to do an easier 3 mile day to this shelter. It’s probably a good idea; a couple miles from here there is a 1.5 mile […]
Day 63: Tanyard Gap to Hemlock Hollow Hostel
This place is at mile 290ish and is 0.7 miles off trail. That made this an 11 mile day. Yay! The hostel isn’t quite as cool as Standing Bear Farm was, but it’s still a nice place. Every hostel on the A.T. has its own unique character and this one doesn’t disappoint. I am tenting […]
Day 62: Return to Asheville
I am now back in Asheville, NC where I will be picked up in the morning. During my drive here I called Bluff Mountain Outfitters in Hot Springs, the same place I’ve twice used for transport the last two weeks. The shuttle driver will be the same guy as the other two times. I plan […]
Day 54 – 61
Ok everybody – I’ve finally found the time and collected my thoughts so that I can update my blog. It has been a while since my last daily post and a lot has happened in that time. Due to that, it doesn’t make sense for me to retro-post daily posts for this period of time. […]
Day 53: Hot Springs
My best intentioned plans for today were wasted! So I had to get a ride back to Hot Springs from Asheville. I arranged a shuttle via Bluff Mountain Outfitters in Hot Springs. While I waited for the driver to arrive, I ate lunch at the Waffle House across the street from my hotel. There, I […]
Day 52: Asheville Zero 4
So I had to stay in Asheville again today because today was a Sunday. I travel with a town bounce-box which I have to mail forward to myself. On Sundays, the US Post Office is not open. This town also has no UPS stores that are open on Sunday. Therefore, I stayed in town yet […]