Monthly Archives: June 2019

Day 50 Doc’s Knob Shelter to Pearisburg VA Miles Hiked: 9.4 AT Milage: 637.0 This morning I left camp at 6:30 AM. I was excited to get to town because I was supposed to eat at a Chinese buffet with Crunchy at 11am. I stopped at Pearis Ledges and looked at the view for aContinueContinue reading “Day 50: Breaking Up”

Day 49 Jenny Knob Shelter To Doc’s Knob Shelter Miles Hiked: 24 AT Milage: 627.6 Today I woke up around 7am and was pretty lazy about getting ready so I didn’t start hiking until after 8. I called my mom and talked to her for the first hour or two of my hike. I crossedContinueContinue reading “Day 49”

Day 48: Suiter Road Campsite to Jenny Knob Shelter Miles Hiked: 18.9 AT Milage: 603.6 This morning I woke up at 6am and got on trail before 6:30. I had a 7 mile hike until I reached the road I was supposed to meet Emma and Crunchy at, at 10:30am so we could hitch aContinueContinue reading “Day 48: A Doe, A Deer, A Female Deer”

Day 47 Knot Maul Branch Campsite to Suiter Road/ Laurel Creek Campsite Miles Hiked: 23.9 AT Milage: 584.8 Today I left camp before Emma and Crunchy around 8am. I started hiking commando in just my rain gear with no underwear or bra on because all my clothes were wet and stinky from the rain stormContinueContinue reading “Day 47: Chestnut Knob”

Day 46 Stealth Spot to Stealth Spot Miles Hiked: 19.4 AT Milage: 560.8 Last night it rained all night while we were sleeping. I barely slept 4 hours which is frustrating because it was my longest day yesterday. We got on the trail about 8AM. The first excitement of the day was an old oneContinueContinue reading “Day 46: Sunoco”

Day 43 Damascus, VA to Elk Garden Miles Hiked: 24.2 AT Milage: 494.8 Today we packed up and left the hostel just after 7am. We hiked along the road for a while and then the creeper trail before we got back on an actual hiking trail for the AT. Emma hiked with me for aContinueContinue reading “Day 43: Fresh Legs”

Day 45 Hurricane Mountain Shelter to Stealth Spot Miles Hiked: 26.4 AT Milage: 541.4 This morning I got out of camp right before 7am. I left before Crunchy and Emma because I needed to filter water. As soon as I left I started hiking as fast as I could so I could get to theContinueContinue reading “Day 45: The First Marathon Day”

Day 44 Elk Garden to Hurricane Mountain Shelter Mike’s Hiked: 20.2 AT Milage: 515.0 This morning Emma, Crunchy, and I all got on trail around 7:30. Emma and I saw a black bear on the hill above us about two miles into our hike. We stopped to fill up our waters for the day andContinueContinue reading “Day 44: (500 Miles) The Proclaimers and Ponies”