Monthly Archives: July 2019

Day 106 Kent, CT to Pine Swamp Brook Shelter Miles Hiked: 17.0 AT Milage: 1486.1 This morning I woke up at Amaya’s house and got ready for the trail. I’ve been having issues getting my blog posts to upload with pictures and I realized it is because I ran out of storage on the freeContinueContinue reading “Day 106: Memorial”

Day 105:Trail Angels of Kent, CT Wiley Shelter to Kent, CT Miles Hiked: 13.1 AT Milage: 1469.1 I barely slept last night. The forrest was so loud with things dropping from trees. I was nervous about sleeping next to all the bear bags that were hanging by my tent. My legs were also aching fromContinueContinue reading “Day 105: Kent, CT”

Day 104Shenandoah Tenting Area to Wiley ShelterMiles Hiked: 26.4 AT Milage: 1456.0 This morning I woke up at 6:30 and left camp by 7:15. I slept really well again last night and felt much better today (not as sore). I think this 20 mpd average is wearing me out a lot and helps me sleepContinueContinue reading “Day 104: Dover Oak”

Day 103: BearGraymoore Spiritual Center to Shenandoah CampsitesMiles Hiked: 17.7 AT Milage:1429.6 This morning I slept in until 6:30am which is kinda late for me. I didn’t wake up at all until my alarm went off. When it did I was super lazy about getting ready. I felt so sore and didn’t want to hikeContinueContinue reading “Day 103: Struggle Bus”

Day 102Island Pond to Garymoore Spiritual CenterMiles Hiked: 24.5AT Milage: 1411.9Today I woke up at 5:30 without an alarm clock. Around 11pm last night I heard Big Red who was camping 400 feet away from me yelling at a bear a clicking rocks together. I was really scared so I woke up long feather andContinueContinue reading “Day 102: Bear Mountain”

Day 101 Waywayanda Shelter to Island Pond Miles Hiked: 23.7 AT Milage: 1363.7 Today I woke up at 5:30am and got on trail at 6:15. I slept really good last night and I was so happy about it. The weather was so beautiful for hiking. The air was crisp and cool. It’s odd to haveContinueContinue reading “Day 101: Welcome to New York”

Day 100 Unionville, NY to Waywayanda Shelter Miles Hiked: 16.8 AT Milage: 1363.7 This morning I woke up around 7am. I slept pretty well last night. I think it was due to having a pillow since I got my sleeping bag back. I bought a chocolate milk and some food for the trail at theContinueContinue reading “Day 100: Girl Scouts”

Last night it continuously rained all night. I didn’t sleep the best because there were so many mosquitos trying to bite me. I left camp in the rain at 7am.My legs were chafing super bad so I took wide steps all day. They only chafe when everything is soaking wet. I used antibiotic ointment toContinueContinue reading “Day 99: Unionville”

Day 98 Camp Road to Brink Road Shelter Miles Hiked: 14.3 AT Milage: 1320.2 After going to bed last night at 11pm, I woke up at 10:20am in the hotel room. I was so shocked I was able to sleep in that long and also extremely happy about it. My body has been craving goodContinueContinue reading “Day 98: Brink Road Shelter”

Day 97 Kirkridge Shelter to Camp Road Miles Hiked: 16.9 AT Milage: 1305.9 This morning I woke up in the shelter at 5:30 and got on trail at six am. The trail was much nicer today rock wise. Yes there were still lots of rocks but it was not as crazy as yesterday and thereContinueContinue reading “Day 97: Delaware Water Gap”

Day 96 Stealth Site to Kirkridge Shelter Miles Hiked: 24.5 AT Milage: 1289.0 Nate and Teresa arrived last night at 2am. I stayed up until then because I was so worried about having my food in my tent and I was just going to put it in their car. When they got here I madeContinueContinue reading “Day 96: Overheating”

Day 95 Allentown Hiking Club Shelter to Stealth Camp Miles Hiked: 22.7 AT Milage: 1264.5 Today I got on trail at 8am. I woke up early and wrote the previous two days worth of blog postings to make sure I wouldn’t fall behind. I hiked with Pop Rocks and Flamingo all day and we hadContinueContinue reading “Day 95: Baking on Bake Oven … and Lehigh Gap”

Day 94 Miles Hiked: 22.5 AT milage: 1241.8 Port Clinton to Allentown Hiking Club Shelter This morning we went to the Dollar Store to grab some Gatorade and then got a Lyft to the trail around 9am. flamingo, Pop Rocks and I all got back on trail. The rest of our friends stayed behind toContinueContinue reading “Day 94: Allentown Hiking Club”

Day 93 Miles Hiked: 4.3 AT Milage: 1219.3 Stealth Spot to Port Clinton Last night around 4am I woke up to some strange sounds outside my tent. It was a loud huffing noise. I was really hoping it was just one of my friends who I was camping with, but if it wasn’t it wasContinueContinue reading “Day 93: Port Clinton”

Day 92 501 Shelter to Stealth Spot Miles Hiked: 19.7 Miles AT Milage: 1215.2 This morning I woke up and got my stuff together. I ate my cold oatmeal and then sat around at camp with everyone else. Jason, who drove us to town yesterday came to the shelter and told us that they wereContinueContinue reading “Day 92: Swimming Hole”