No one was up when I started to break camp. By the time I packed up, it was 8:30 when I started back to Amicalola Falls...
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Hiking Back to Amicalola Falls
Miles Hiked 18.0 Elevation 3,365 Miles Hiked Today 9.0 The Springer Mountain Shelter last night was packed. Everyone wanted to get out of the forecasted...
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Miles Hiked 9.0 Elevation 3,698 Miles Hiked Today 9.0 Here I am right where I started – almost. This morning I left Ellijay and drove...
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Epilogue I had been at Pine Ellis Hiker Lodge since I left the trail on July 7. There was something definitely wrong. I’m not going...
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Miles Hiked 1,946 Elevation 2,730 feet Miles Hiked Today 2.7 I decided to go back to Pine Ellis for a number of reasons. I clearly...
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Miles Hiked 1943.6 Elevation 1,093 Feet Miles Hiked Today 7.4 David from Pine Ellis Lodge dropped me at E. B Hill trailhead at 9:15 AM....
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Miles Hiked 1,936.2 Elevation 1,483 feet Miles Hiked Today 10.8 I flew into Portland, Maine airport on July 4. The weather was overcast, but temperatures...
Read MoreAndover, Maine – The End for Now
Forced to leave the Appalachian Trail due to an injury. Goodbye Andover, Me. I'll be back!
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