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 […]
Day 51: Photos and Videos – Asheville Zero 3
This morning, I re-packed everything in preparation for the day’s move. M & Z are staying at the Econo Lodge down the street, so I called there to make reservations. The person on duty couldn’t even tell me if they had anything available and to try back at 1pm! Instead of doing that, I called […]
Day 50: Mental Gyrations – Asheville Zero 2
After nearly 14 hours of sleep, I woke up today feeling nice and refreshed. Having gotten nothing done yesterday, my first order of business was laundry. My hiking clothes had not been laundered since my first stay in Gatlinburg which was about 10 days ago. Needless to say, those hiking clothes were in a sad […]
Day 49: Zero in Ashville, NC
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 […]
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 […]