Trimpi Shelter to Chatfield Memorial Shelter - 16.8 miles A fairly steady up and down for 9ish miles this morning to get to the visitor’s center. Made it just before 11am. We ended up deciding to go into town (50 cent shuttle) to Marion to resupply and ended up eating a huge meal at a … Continue reading 4/20/2018 – Day 42 →

Wise Shelter to Trimpi Shelter - 20.1 miles Once again, 2-Clicks was the 1st to leave closely followed by me. I ended up hiking a large portion of the day with 2-Clicks and then Homebound and Flash when they caught up to us. Ran into Eskimo for the 1st time in a while at Old … Continue reading 4/19/2018 – Day 41 →

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 →