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These Boots Were Made for Climbing
Day 7 Thursday March 30, 2017 Mile: 47.9 to 58.3 8:13am - 4:45pm Today involved major ups and downs named Blue Mountain, Rocky Mountain,...
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Creepy Guy Freaks Us Out
Day 6: March 29, 2017 Mile 35.7 to 47.9 8:57am to 5:15pm Stealth camped alone, tented We didn't get much sleep last night. As we were...
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Blood Mountain
Day 5: March 28, 2017 Mile 26.4 to 35.7 8:50am to 5:45pm We made it up and over Blood Mountain today then down into Neel Gap. Most hikers...
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Trail Famous
Day 4 March 27, 2017 Mile 15.8 to 26.4 8:50am to 5:15pm Tented at Jarred Gap Shelter GA Today was a nice day of hiking with only a tiny...
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Day 3
March 26 day 3 9:00-3:00 Mile 9-16.8 We hiked to Gooch Gap Shelter, it was packed with 20 thru hikers, and 9 section hikers. The ground...
One Foot In Front Of The Other
March 25 Day 2 9:20pm-4:20pm Mileage: 0-9 It was a fabulous day on the AT. We said goodbye to Batman after he hiked north with us mile....
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Boots On The Ground
8:32 am Destination: Springer Mountain Shelter Temp: 50 degrees Weather: Cloudy
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The Final Countdown
Sharon, Bruce, and I made it to Amicalola Falls State Park a tad after 3:30pm. We are staying at the Lodge. Upon arrival at the park we...
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Franks Frosting Fuels
Bruce and I had a successful first leg of our trip. Sunday night we exchanged well-wishes with Patch. He had to go back to college. At...
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Let The Escapades Begin
It's amazing how much energy you have when you are chasing a goal. I crawled into the rack a little after midnight. Siri had my alarm set...