Tony's Hiking Adventure

Author: Tony Lombardi

Appalachian Trail

Overmountain Shelter

Mile 383.9Elevation 4,647Miles Hiked 15.6 Well I needed some water and the guide said there was water at Carver’s Gap, but I couldn’t find it. 

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Appalachian Trail

Clyde Smith Shelter

Mile 368.3 Elevation 4,419 Miles Hiked 9.1 The day started out with me performing surgery on my right big toe. A blister formed under the

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Appalachian Trail

Cherry Gap Shelter

Mile 359.2 Elevation 3,990 Miles Hiked 12.8 I got an early start with the intent of getting water at the next reported stream. Unfortunately, it

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Appalachian Trail

Curly Maple Gap Shelter

Mile 346.5 Elevation 3,094 Miles Hiked 10.5 At about 7 miles I walked out of the woods and walked over to Uncle Johnny’s hostel. I

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Appalachian Trail

No Business Knob Shelter

Mile 335.9Elevation 3,163 Miles Hiked 10.6 I have not done any real hiking except for a day hike in June and another day hike in

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Appalachian Trail

Bald Mountain Shelter

Mile 325.3 Elevation 5,072 Miles Hiked .2 Bill Grace, who provides a shuttle service to hikers, picked me up at the Asheville airport and drove

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Cinque Terre
Hiking

Hiking Cinque Terre, Italy

I plan to hike among all five towns of Cinque Terre. The distance from Riomaggiore to Monterosso is 11 kilometer, so I doubt I will be able to reach all five.

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Trail Days Booth Setup
Trail Notes

Trail Days 2016

Trail Days 2016. Three days of music, visiting vendor booths, hanging with friends, and the hiker parade. A lot of fun!

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Appalachian Trail

Big Bald Mountain

Mile 325.0Elevation 5,270 Miles Hiked 9.8 I left Hogback Ridge Shelter about 8:20 AM. I snapped a picture of my left leg before leaving just

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Appalachian Trail

Hogback Ridge Shelter

Mile 315.2 Elevation 4,262 Miles Hiked 5.8 Got up early at the Hiker Paradise Hostel. After eating breakfast, I decided to hang around until noon. That

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