Monday, August 14, 2017Start: Carl Newhall Lean-toEnd: Cooper Brook Lean-toMiles: 18.9Elevation gained/lost: 3835’/4846′Listening to: Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson (Stormlight Archive #2) My body woke me up around 5:45am; I was out of camp and on trail by 6:45am. My first ~10 miles was a lot of climbing. I climbed over Gulf Hagas Mountain … Continue reading Maine AT hike, day #3
Friday, May 26, 2017Start: Neel Gap/US 19/Mountain Crossings hostelEnd: Justus CreekMiles: 17.0 I went to bed pretty early last night since I was so tired. I was up by 6:30am and on trail by 7:30am. I focused on relaxing and taking my time today, taking plenty of breaks. I started out by climbing from the … Continue reading Spring 2017 AT hike, day #14
Saturday, May 27, 2017Start: Justus Creek End: Springer Mountain Miles: 14.4 (+0.2 for Long Creek Falls, +0.9 for return to USFS 42) I went to bed really early last night, around 8pm, and slept soundly until I got up at 6am. I packed up camp and was on trail by 7am. I climbed from Justus … Continue reading Spring 2017 AT hike, day #15
Thursday, May 25, 2017Start: GA 75/Unicoi GapEnd: Neel Gap/US 19/Mountain Crossings hostel Miles: 21.2 I stayed the night at the Top of Georgia hostel again and was back on trail by 8:30am. I climbed from Unicoi Gap (2949′) up to Blue Mountain (4025′), then descended to Red Clay Gap (3485′). I went past Low Gap … Continue reading Spring 2017 AT hike, day #13
Wednesday, May 24, 2017Start: Unicoi Gap End: Dicks Creek Gap/Top of Georgia hostelMiles: 16.7 I got a nice night of sleep, waking up around 6:45am. I enjoyed a delicious meal of all I could eat cold cereal (I bought non-dairy milk in town yesterday). The shuttle left at 8am and I was dropped off at … Continue reading Spring 2017 AT hike, day #12
Tuesday, May 23, 2017Start: Standing Indian ShelterEnd: Dicks Gap/Top of Georgia hostelMiles: 16.7 I woke up this morning around 5:45am due to the rude section hiker who got up, using his cell phone flashlight to take his pack down and start cooking. He made no effort to avoid shining the light in everyone’s eyes. I … Continue reading Spring 2017 AT hike, day #11
Monday, May 22, 2017Start: Rock Gap End: Standing Indian Shelter Miles: 19.8 This morning, I was up at 6:45am, since I’d arranged for a 7:30am shuttle. The hostel owner, Zen/Collin, wasn’t ready until around 7:45-8am. He needed coffee so we stopped at a local coffee shop and I got some medium roast coffee with soy … Continue reading Spring 2017 AT hike, day #10
Sunday, May 21, 2017Start: Tellico Gap End: Rock Gap Miles: 23.1 I was up this morning at 6:10am and ready to leave by 7am. Unfortunately, due to some confusion around shuttling this morning, I didn’t get to Tellico Gap until around 8:45am. It started raining last night and then poured rain until around 2pm today. … Continue reading Spring 2017 AT hike, day #9
Saturday, May 20, 2017Start: Sassafras Gap Shelter End: Tellico GapMiles: 14.8 It rained a bit during the night so I packed up a wet tent in the morning. I didn’t sleep very well and woke up in a grumpy mood. At least the bugs weren’t as evil in the morning. I was up at 6am … Continue reading Spring 2017 AT hike, day #8
Friday, May 19, 2017Start: Fontana Dam shelterEnd: Sassafras Gap Shelter Miles: 21.9 Today I woke up around 6:10am and headed out by 6:55am. I climbed from the shelter (1853′) up to ~3800′ and then descended down to Cable Gap Shelter (2878′). I climbed up to Brushnell knob (3928′), past Brown Fork Gap Shelter (3813′), up … Continue reading Spring 2017 AT hike, day #7
Transcending Mountains 