Tony's Hiking Adventure

Author: Tony Lombardi

Appalachian Trail

Whitley Gap Shelter

Mile 38.4 Elevation 3,625 I hiked 6.7 miles plus another 1.2 miles to the shelter.  Thursday is another interesting day. I called Bobby to see

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Appalachian Trail

Best Western, Blairsville, GA

Mile 31.7 Elevation 3,125 What a day. First, my hiking partner, Bobby, had some kind of problem and could not continue. I left him at

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Appalachian Trail

Wolfpen Gap Country Store & Hostel

Wolfpen Gap Country Store Interior Wolfpen Gap Country Store Bunkroom Previous Next Mile 20.8 Elevation 3,198 Feet I learned a valuable lesson this morning.  Our

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Appalachian Trail

Gooch Mountain Shelter

View from Gooch Mountain View from Gooch Mountain View from Gooch Mountain Previous Next Mile 15.8 Elevation 2,789 feet It was 7.7 miles to this

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Hawk Mountain Campsite
Appalachian Trail

Hawk Mountain Campsite

Springer Mountain Plaque Bobby and Me Previous Next Mile 7.4 Elevation 3,220 feet Well, day one is finished and we hiked about 9 miles today. We had

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Appalachian Trail
Appalachian Trail

First Step: The Appalachian Trail

Flying to Atlanta and then Springer Mountain, which is the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. Yep, that’s right. I’m going to hike the trail.

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Appalachian Trail
Appalachian Trail

The Appalachian Trail

The Appalachian Trail is the longest hiking-only footpath in the world. It measured 2,197.4 miles in length in 2023. The Trail travels through 14 states.

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