Lost Mountain Shelter to Wise Shelter - 17.5 miles Did most of the beginning of my hike alone. All the uphill parts in the beginning. It was surprisingly warm this morning and a bit humid. Played my trombone some at Buzzard Rock to a beautiful view. At Elk Garden, I finally caught up to 2-Clicks … Continue reading 4/18/2018 – Day 40 →

Damascus, VA to Lost Mountain Shelter - 16.2 miles I was the one of the only ones awake by 7 am at the church. I decided to get breakfast at Mojo’s. Why not splurge since I won’t be back for Trail Day’s. Rachael and Braden walked in as I was leaving around 9 am. Grant … Continue reading 4/17/2018 – Day 39 →

Damascus, VA - 2 zeros One zero day turned into 2 zero days. It did in fact rain all day on the 15th and the weather for the 16th was forecasted to be even more cold and snowing (which it did – even in town). Also, Grant and Graham got into Damascus on the 15th … Continue reading 4/15 – 4/16/2018 – Day 37-38 →

Abingdon Gap Shelter to Damascus, VA - 10 miles Made it to Virginia! Beautiful sunrise in the morning. Braden and Rachael were awake before I set off, but not awake enough to enjoy the sunrise. Some of the boy scouts were just getting up as I set off. It was a fairly easy descent into … Continue reading 4/14/2018 – Day 36 →

Stealth Campsite to Abingdon Gap Shelter - 26.4 miles My longest day on the trail yet, but I didn’t feel as tired at the end as I did yesterday. There were no big ups or downs, so it was smooth sailing all day. Not that my feet don’t hurt right now. Started off with a … Continue reading 4/13/2018 – Day 35 →

Moreland Gap Shelter to Stealth Campsite - 20.3 miles Decided not to hike the full 24 miles to Vandeventer Shelter today. I was tired, hungry, and ready to set up camp. The weather was actually sunny and warm today. You can now clearly see my sock tan…it was only a matter of time. Tomorrow’s forecast … Continue reading 4/12/2018 – Day 34 →

US 19E to Moreland Gap Shelter - 19.1 miles Amazing breakfast at 8 this morning followed by a 30-minute nap at 9. Started hiking at 10. Got a cramp on the first uphill. I guess the nap wasn’t enough to let all that breakfast food digest. I didn’t stop until Mountaineer Shelter a bit after … Continue reading 4/11/2018 – Day 33 →

Overmountain Shelter to US 19E - 6.9 miles 1 month on the trail. Commemorated with sunny skies and a relatively warm day. Really windy coming over the balds, but with beautiful views. Had a bad fall coming down one of them and landed on my hand. Nothing is badly hurt, but I definitely twisted my … Continue reading 4/10/2018 – Day 32 →

Campsite to Overmountain Shelter - 21.9 miles Woke up to the sound of snow still falling, so I had little motivation to get out of my sleeping bag and tent. Didn’t leave camp until 8:10am. Made it to Overmountain by 6. It wasn’t snowing for long and thankfully it didn’t really rain. It was mainly … Continue reading 4/9/2018 – Day 31 →

Erwin, TN to Campsite - 21.5 miles I saw Grant and Graham last night for the 1st time since I left Fontana Dam. I was already in my bunk about to go to sleep and they walk in and find me. They heard from others at Uncle Johnny’s that I was there so they went … Continue reading 4/8/2018 – Day 30 →