Author Archives: Deserrae Potts

Harpers Ferry, WV to Rocky Run Shelter Miles Hiked: 15.4 AT Milage: 1040.9 Today I got back on the trail close to 10am. I said goodbye to my boyfriend who dropped me off at the ATC. It was really sad to see him drive away knowing I won’t see him again until I am finishedContinueContinue reading “Day 83: Back to Business”

I won’t go into all the details of what I spent my long break from the trail doing, but I will talk about the things I did to try and help my feet heal a little bit and how I felt about being away from the trail. The first needs I had filled when IContinueContinue reading “Day 75-82: Rest, Recovery, and Reset”

Black Burn ATC to Harpers Ferry ATC Miles Hiked: 11.8 AT Milage: 1024.8 Today I woke up on the porch of the Blackburn ATC center at 7am. I slept less than 4 hours again last night which was super frustrating. I was worried about my phone never turning back on and I was in tooContinueContinue reading “Day 74 : Psychologically Half-way”

Rod Hollow Shelter to Blackburn AT Center Miles Hiked: 17.9 AT Milage: 1013.0 This morning I was really lazy about leaving camp because I slept so little late night. I also talked a little bit to all the new people that I had never met before. In this new group of people was about 4-6ContinueContinue reading “Day 73: Thanksgiving in June”

Day 72 Tom Floyd Shelter to Rod Hollow Shelter Miles Hiked: 26.5 AT Milage: 995.1 This morning I left the shelter first around 7am. I wanted to make good timing today and make sure to stop and do all my stretches at every break. As I got closer to the first road that I hadContinueContinue reading “Day 72: Feeling Good?”

Day 71Pass Mountain Hut to Tom Floyd ShelterMiles Hiked: 23.6AT Milage: 968.6This morning I woke up after sleeping very little last night. My foot pain has been so bad I can’t fall asleep until after 3am and even then I wake up about once every hour with stabbing pains. My knees and hips ache aContinueContinue reading “Day 71: SNP Day 6- An Epic Slack Pack from PBG”

Day 70 Rock Spring Hut to Pass Mountain Hut Miles Hiked: 15.3 AT Milage: 945.0 Last night I slept okay. Randy left the shelter at 3:30am to start hiking because he just couldn’t sleep. Broadweigh and I made a plan to hitch hike into the town of Luray and then get back to the trailContinueContinue reading “Day 70: SNP Day 5- A Quick Visit to Luray”

Day 69 Bearfence Mountain Hut to Rock Spring Hut Miles Hiked: 11.5 AT Milage: 929.7 This morning I planned to meet my friend from college, Monica, and her mom at a parking lot that was about one mile north of the shelter I was staying out on the trail. Monica and her family live rightContinueContinue reading “Day 69: SNP Day 4- Friends From Home”

Day 68 Pine Field Hut to Bearfence Mountain Hut Miles Hiked: 20.8 miles AT Milage: 918.2 This morning I left camp at 7am. I planned to do twenty miles today which was further than I wanted to go, but my only other shelter option was eight miles, which was way too short of a dayContinueContinue reading “Day 68: SNP Day 3- Trail Magic Chili”

Day 67 Black Rock Mountain Hut to Pine Field Hut Miles Hiked: 13.4 AT Milage: 897.6 Today I left camp at about 8am. I was really tired since I could barely sleep last night. I ended up staying up and talking to Lionheart until 2am because we both couldn’t sleep and everyone in the shelterContinueContinue reading “Day 67: SNP Day 2 – A Mom and Her Cubs”

Day 66 Calf Mountain Shelter to Black Rock Mountain Miles Hiked: 13.6 AT Milage: 885.0 This morning I woke up and my feet were still in awful pain. A girl named Fun-Shine knew I was injured and helped me by taping my feet a special way for plantar fasciitis with KT tape that she had.ContinueContinue reading “Day 66: SNP Day 1 – Revisiting Some Familiar Miles”

Day 65 Waynesboro, VA (Rockfish Gap) to Calf Mountain Shelter Miles Hiked: 8 AT Milage: 871.4 This morning I woke up a little before 8am and got my pack and cot packed away. I ate some cereal at the church before I left at 9am with Toucan and Fancy Feast. Toucan and I went toContinueContinue reading “Day 65: Calf Mountain Shelter”

Day 64 Hanging Rock Overlook to Waynesboro, VA Miles Hiked: 22.8 AT Milage: 863.7 Last night I successfully camped alone for the first time ever! I didn’t sleep very well but I did it and I’m proud of myself. I woke up at 5:30am to see the sunrise but it was very overcast and IContinueContinue reading “Day 64: Not Today”

Day 63 Seeley Woolworth Shelter to Hanging Rock Overlook Miles Hiked: 18.4 AT Milage: 840.9 I left camp before anyone else today at 7:15ish. I hiked 3 miles to spy rock where I put down my pack and enjoyed the great view. I had to use my hands and feet to climb on top ofContinueContinue reading “Day 63: The Hardest Climb in Virginia”