Author Archives: Deserrae Potts

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”

Day 62 Punch Bowl Overlook to Seeley-Woolworth Shelter Miles Hiked: 24.9 AT Milage: 822.5 This morning my parents dropped me off at Pubch Bowl Overlook at 8am. I slack packed 11ish miles to route 60 where I met my parents again who were doing trail magic. At route 60 I got my backpack back again.ContinueContinue reading “Day 62: Father’s Day”

Day 61 A Zero day in Lexington, VA Miles Hiked: Zero Today I did more things than I’ve ever done on a Zero day. The breakfast at the hotel was great. I sorted out all of the food my parents brought me to take on the trail and figured out when my next resupply willContinueContinue reading “Day 61: A Zero in Lexington”

Day 60 Thunder Hill Shelter to Punch Bowl Mountain Overlook Miles Hiked: 25.7 AT Milage: 797.6 Last night was very windy and freezing. It was probably one of the coldest nights I’ve had on the trail. I was wearing all of my wool layers plus my puffy coat and still shivering! I’m glad I didn’tContinueContinue reading “Day 60: One Pound Reese Cup”

Day 59 Bobblet’s Gap Shelter to Thunder Hill Shelter Miles Hiked: 23.7 AT Milage: 771.9 This morning I didn’t leave camp until almost 9am. I was so frustrated because I was very ready to leave and hit the trail before 7am but it rained all night long and didn’t stop until after 8am. After theContinueContinue reading “Day 59: Grateful”

Day 58 Daleville, VA to Bobblets Gap Shelter Miles Hiked: 18.7 AT Milage: 748.2 This morning I got on trail close to 9am because I slept in and ate breakfast at the hotel. Flip and Cocoa had some town errands to run so they were supposed to get on trail after me. I am kindContinueContinue reading “Day 58: 1/3 Way”