Day 24 Roaring Fork Shelter to Deer Park Mountain Shelter Miles Hiked: 14.7 AT Milage: 271.7 Today was a great day of hiking. I got on trail a bit before 8am. I caught up to a guy named Noah who I hiked with for a day near Wayah Bald. I was surprised to see himContinue reading “Day 24: Cozy Corner”
Monthly Archives: May 2019
Day 23: Max Patch
Day 23 Painters Branch to Roaring Fork Shelter Miles Hiked: 13.3 AT Milage: 257.0 This morning I hiked out of camp significantly later. I am not living up to my name of “Early Bird”. The first 2 miles up to snowbird peak were steep. Kentucky caught up to me and hiked with me to theContinue reading “Day 23: Max Patch”
Day 22: A Nero out of Standing Bear Farm
Day 22 Standing Bear Farm to Painter Branch Miles Hiked: 2.2 AT Milage: 243.7 This morning I woke up in the bunk house and finished up my blogging from the day before. I really enjoy keeping a trail journal but it is a lot of work sometimes. I always try to write down everything beforeContinue reading “Day 22: A Nero out of Standing Bear Farm”
Day 21: GSMNP Day 5 – An Interesting Turn of Events
Day 21 Tri-Corner Knob Shelter to Standing Bear Farm Miles Hiked: 18.1 AT Milage: 241.5 This morning I was very slow getting out of my tent. My goal was to get up as early as possible to get to Standing Bear Farm as fast as possible. Standing Bear Farm is a hostel that is oneContinue reading “Day 21: GSMNP Day 5 – An Interesting Turn of Events”
Day 20: GSMNP Day 4 – No Rain. No Pain. No Maine.
Day 20 Mount Collins Shelter to TriCorner Knob Shelter Miles Hiked: 20.6 AT Milage: 223.4 This morning I woke up to the rain drumming loudly on the roof of the shelter. It had been raining hard since yesterday around 2pm. I just laid there in my sleeping bag wishing the rain would stop so IContinue reading “Day 20: GSMNP Day 4 – No Rain. No Pain. No Maine.”
Day 19: GSMNP Day 3 – Milestones
Day 19 Derrick Knob Shelter to Mount Collins Shelter Miles Hiked: 13 AT Milage: 202.8 Today I hit the trail before anyone else from the shelter a tiny bit after 7am. The weather was supposed to be miserable, so I wanted to get as many miles in as I could before the downpour started. IContinue reading “Day 19: GSMNP Day 3 – Milestones”
Day 18: GSMNP Day 2
Day 18 Russel Fields Shelter to Derrick Knob Shelter Miles Hiked: 9 AT Milage: 189.8 Last night I fell asleep before 8pm and had the best sleep I’ve ever had on the trail. I stayed in the shelter and it never filled up. Everyone staying in it was extremely nice too. I decided to doContinue reading “Day 18: GSMNP Day 2”
Day 17: GSMNP Day 1
Day 17 Fontana Dam Shelter to Russel Fields Shelter Miles Hiked: 14.9 AT Milage: 180.8 Last night at the shelter I had my worst shelter experience yet. Everyone was really mad and so was I, but I found a lot of humor in the situation. The shelter we were staying at is really close toContinue reading “Day 17: GSMNP Day 1”
Day 16: The Hilton
Day 16 Yellow Creek Gap to Fontana Dam Shelter Miles Hiked: 6.9 AT Milage: 165.7 This morning I woke up in my tent where I was camped in the front yard of Creekside Bed and Breakfast. The creek was between me and the house and it was so nice to listen to it all nightContinue reading “Day 16: The Hilton”
Day 15: Creekside
Day 15 Sassafras Shelter to Yellow Creek Gap Miles Hiked: 14.5 AT Milage: 158.4 This morning I slept in because I didn’t want to wake up the whole shelter and wanted to head out closer to the group. I was still the first person of the group to leave camp. The climb up to CheoahContinue reading “Day 15: Creekside”