Just lookin’ for an excuse…
Mile 589.9 Elevation 2,905 Miles Hiked 11.1 Jukebox and I left Jenkins Shelter at 8:15. It was raining but not too hard. The goal was
Mile 578.8 Elevation 2,425 Miles Hiked 10.7 Jukebox and I left Chestnut Knob Shelter just after 7:00 AM. The plan was to hike 22 miles
Chestnut Knob Shelter interior Mile 568.1, Elevation 4406 Miles Hiked 11.6 After a breakfast of eggs and bacon, the owner of the Appalachian Dreamer Hostel,
Mile 556.6 Elevation 2,500 Miles Hiked 12.8 I left the Relax Inn at 9:30 and headed out in a light drizzle. That was pretty much
Mile 543.8 Elevation 2,420 Miles Hiked 11.6 I flew into Roanoke, VA the previous day, May 4th, and had a 110 mile shuttle ride down
Slippery Doc on the left and Numbers on the right. There is a tradition on the Appalachian Trail to either give yourself a trail name
A hiker’s appetite is legendary. Of course, I was clueless about the need to eat a lot at the outset. A couple of days into
Mile 532.2 Elevation 3,235 Miles Hiked 9.8 I got an early start to this shelter but took my time. My left foot was causing me
Mile 522.4 Elevation 2,907 Miles Hiked 13.4 It was an uneventful day hiking. I arrived at the shelter at 4:30 PM and was alone. That changed quickly
Mile 509.0 Elevation 4,075 Miles Hiked 11.9 This day was vastly better than yesterday, despite the cracked eye glass lens. The hike had very little
