31 May: Hiked 24+miles to a stream near Dennis Cove Trailhead. 1 June: Hiked 15.8 miles to 1.7 miles South of Vandeventer Shelter. 2 June: Hiked 24.4 miles to Abingdon Gap Shelter. Snake a few minutes into hike. Hiked for several hours in the night with Pelle, a recent civil engineering graduate student. 3 June: … More AT Thru Hike May 31- June 4
25 May: Took a zero day at Cantarrosa Farm. Resupplied and ate Italian for dinner. 26 May: Zero day at Uncle Johnny’s Hostel. Pizza buffet for lunch and Mexican for dinner. 27 May: Hiked 10.7 miles to a campsite vicinity Unaka Mountain road and a spring… .2 miles after Beauty Spot. 28 May: I came … More AT Thru-Hike May 25-30
21 May: Hiked 11 miles to Spring Mountain Shelter. Rained late morning and early afternoon in Hot Springs, NC and we delayed our planned departure for more than an hour. Tented away from the shelter and it rained through the night. 22 May: Hiked 16 miles to Jerry’s Cabin Shelter. Passed the 300 mile mark … More AT Thru-Hike May 21-24
18 May: Hiked 15.1 miles from stream at mile 238.5 to Max Patch Bald (mile 253.6). Stopped at Standing Bear Farm for resupply where Ryan caught up with us. I hiked ahead of John and Ryan and made time for more photos along the way. Met Kevin, aka Mr. Fabulous, drone operator from Alabama; he … More AT Thru-Hike 18-20 May
14 May: Entered the Great Smoky Mountains. Hiked 14.1 from Fontana Dam to Russell Field Shelter. 15 May: Hiked 16.3 miles to Double Spring Gap Shelter. Spotted a turkey along the way that was actively calling. A deer visited our campsite in the evening and grazed. 16 May: Hiked 20.7 miles to The ,4 mile … More AT Thru-Hike May 14-17
11 May: Hiked 12.5 miles to Sassafras Gap Shelter. Along the way we stopped at Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) and had a nice lunch with a couple of New Zealanders; I had a black bean chilli, fish tacos and a side salad. I also bought a few more resupplies. Forgot to mention we ran across … More AT Thru-Hike May 11-13
9 May. Hiked 7.2 miles to Winding Stair Gap. Shuttled to Budget Inn and split a room with Steve, Ryan and John. John has taught us how to share our location on google maps with family and friends. While eating lunch in Franklin, NC at the Motor Company Grill, a waitress from another section walked … More AT Thru-Hike May 9-10
6 May: Hiked 19.7 miles from Blue Mountain shelter to Top of Georgia Hostel. Tough, long slog. Trail magic crossing first road off mountain; kind people passing out free food and drinks. Ate sausage and bacon sandwich, hotdog, coffee and took gatorade for the trail. Threw away trash and gave away MSR stove and bottle. … More AT Thru Hike May 6-8
May 2: Just before getting off the AMTRAK in Gainesville, Georgia I met Robert and Madeline who were sitting a few seats behind me. They are hiking the AT over the next 5 months also. I was fortunate enough to catch a ride with them and Madeline’s Grandfather Tony to Amicola Falls State Park where … More AT Thru Hike May 2-5
I am currently aboard an AMTRAK train heading to Gainesville, Georgia to begin my through-hike of the Appalachian Trail. After I completed my D.C. to Alaska bike ride, I realized I could benefit from a longer-duration effort. My friend, Justin Held, talked of section hiking the trail during my stay with him on my D.C. … More The Appalachian Trail (AT) Through Hike
Peace on the Peninsula 