(Tenses might read weird in some places – I started this on Day 5 but finished on Day 6. I’m too lazy to go check and correct, so just an FYI) YEEEEE-HAWWWWW!!! I made it to Neel Gap peeps!!! With 10.5 miles covered, this is my first 10+ mile day. I just had the best […]
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Day 4: Justus Creek Campsite to Woody Gap
Here I lay in my tent. Not a creature was stiring except for the twenty or so other people camped here. Lance Creek Campsite was a destination to many but some didn’t make it. Woody Gap falls about 3 mile short of Lance. That means I hiked about 7 miles today. White Wizard left about […]
Day 3: Sassafras Mountain to Justus Creek Campsite
Here I am at this cool campsite situated above a nicely flowing creek. I can hear it in the distance, which will make for some nice snoozing sounds. Additionally, this is the first night on the A.T. that has afforded a view of the stars. It is beautiful. There are also about 15 people here, […]
Where are the pictures???
They are on my phone. With limited signal out here its not practical to include photos in every post. I will post photos once I hit towns. Wandering on… Kelly
Day 2: Hawk Mountain Shelter to Sassafras Mountain
I am in my tent, camped beside the A.T. on top of a mountain! I only hiked about 3.5 miles today at a very slow going pace. So you could say that “next shelter” thing didn’t happen. After literally passing out last night from a 9.1 mile day, I slept a lengthy and comfortable 13 […]
Day 1: Springer Mountain to Hawk Mountain Shelter
It is 8 pm and I am in my tent, as it is raining and there is zero shelter space. You know I don’t sleep in them, but it is nice to have dinner there and get out of the rain. Because it is raining, my dinner plans are thwarted! No place to cook without […]
Day 0: The Hiker Hostel
Short and sweet since it’s late and I have to be up at 530am! So we were up by 8 am this morning when I found myself on a mad dash of fitting a trash bag worth of loose items into my pack! I eventually did it. After showers, coffee and hotel checkout, we were […]
T Minus 1 Day
So, I’m typing this retroactively. The present tense in this post happened yesterday on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. This morning involved a lot of last minute technology related tasks. Mostly these had to do with my SPOT GPS tracker I’ll use on the trail so you can know where I am. Also, I had some […]
T Minus 2 Days
A super quick update on where things stand. It’s been a mad house around here. Last minute packing, boxing up of first few mail drops, mailing the first mail drops, assembling my bounce box, having a going away party, last minute technical considerations, last minute financial considerations, and I’m sure a whole host of other […]
T Minus 7 Days: OMG!!!
After what I’ve been through the past few weeks, there’s this: …and that’s all I have to say about that. frantically wandering on… Kelly