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"
Day 14: The NOC
Day 14 Wesser Bald Shelter to Sassafras Shelter Miles Hiked: 12.8 AT Milage: 148.3 This morning I woke up to noises outside my tent and the light of a headlamp. I was so confused because I thought it was the middle of the night. I poked my head out of my tent and saw thatContinue reading "Day 14: The NOC"
Day 13: Good Company
Day 13 Wayah Shelter to Wesser Bald Shelter Miles Hiked: 10.6 AT Milage: 131 Last night I slept very well despite the wind storm and being worried about my bear bag I hung directly over my tent. I figured I would just wake up if a bear came but I was still worried. Today IContinue reading "Day 13: Good Company"
Day 12: Wayah Bald
Day 12 Siler Bald to Wayah Bald Shelter Miles Hiked: 7.3 AT milage: 120.2 This morning I slept in slightly later than normal since I barely slept at all the night before. Last night was my roughest night on trail yet. I was up until 3:30am having massive coughing fits and I didn't have anyContinue reading "Day 12: Wayah Bald"
Day 11: Trail Angels
Day 11 Rock Gap to Siler Bald Miles Hiked: 7.9 AT milage: 113.7 This morning I still woke up at 7am without an alarm, even though I fully intended on sleeping in because I had a real bed. Andrea and I got breakfast at McDonalds and got ready to check out of the hotel. MyContinue reading "Day 11: Trail Angels"
Day 10: 100 Miles and a Resupply
Day 10 Carter Gap Shelter to Rock Gap Miles Hiked: 12.3 AT Milage: 109.5 Today I woke up at 7 and got on the trail by 7:30. I started off my hike with a limp because my leg hurt so bad but eventually the pain went away and I felt nothing! I ran into ColinContinue reading "Day 10: 100 Miles and a Resupply"
Day 9: Listening to My Body
Standing Indian Shelter to Carter Gap Shelter Mikes Hiked: 7.6 AT Milage: 93.5 This morning I slept in til 7:15, a little later than usual. I woke up feeling sicker than I had the other days. I took some medicine and started getting ready. I believe I was the first one out of camp again.Continue reading "Day 9: Listening to My Body"
Day 8: First Border Crossing
Day 8 Plum Orchard Shelter to Standing Indian Shelter Miles hiked: 12.2 AT Milage: 85.9 I slept SO well last night. I feel asleep before 8 and woke up around 7. I took melatonin, Tylenol, and night time cold medicine. I knew I needed to sleep very well to start getting better. For the secondContinue reading "Day 8: First Border Crossing"
Day 7: One Mile Per Hour
Day 7 Sassafras Gap to Plum Orchard Shelter Miles hiked: 10.8 AT Milage: 73.7 This morning I woke up before 7am to the sound of woodpeckers and bird chirping. I had a dream about trying to hitch hike from the trail and woke up a few times last night thinking I heard a bear tryingContinue reading "Day 7: One Mile Per Hour"
Day 6: For real this time
Day 6 Unicoi Gap to Sassafras Gap Miles hike 10.4 AT mileage 62.8 Today is the day! My parents and sister sacrificed their weekend to drive me down to the trail at Unicoi Gap in GA. We stayed the night at Quality Inn in Helen, GA. I called around to several hotels and it wasContinue reading "Day 6: For real this time"
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Day 5: Back to Real Life
March 15th Low Gap Shelter to Unicoi Gap Miles Hiked: 9.7 AT milage: 52.5 Elevation chart from Guthook Guides. This morning we woke up at 5am, packed up in the rain and were hiking before 6am. We got up super early in hopes to make it to Unicoi gap before noon. That way my dadContinue reading "Day 5: Back to Real Life"
Day 4: Walking Through the Clouds
March 14th Bull Gap to Low Gap Shelter Miles Hiked: 10.4 AT mileage: 42.8 Elevation chart from Guthook Guides. I slept a whopping total of five minutes last night. The wind storm kept me up all night and then it started raining around 5am. We woke up at 7am and were out of the tentContinue reading "Day 4: Walking Through the Clouds"
Day 3: Mountain Crossings
March 13th Lance Creek to Bull Gap Miles hiked 8.5 AT mileage 32.4 Elevation chart from Guthook Guides. Today we slept in because we were all so exhausted from yesterday. I was really slow getting ready and took my time. We hit the trail around 9am and hiked very slow. After the miles we putContinue reading "Day 3: Mountain Crossings"
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