Day Zero: The Approach Trail and The First White Blaze

March 10th Miles Hiked: 8.8 on the Approach trail plus 0.2 on the AT to Springer mountain shelter. = 9.0 miles Amicalola Falls State Park visitor center to Springer mountain shelter. This morning we broke down our very wet camp fairly quickly. It down-poured the entire night before and no one slept well. Emma andContinue reading “Day Zero: The Approach Trail and The First White Blaze”

Arriving and Night One at Amicalola Falls State Park, GA

On March 9th my dad, sister and her friend Clay, picked Caroline and myself up from my apartment in Columbus to drive down to Georgia. It felt like such a long drive for me because I was so excited, but it was only 8-9 hours. I set up and tested the sattelitephone my parents gotContinue reading “Arriving and Night One at Amicalola Falls State Park, GA”