Day 40 – Maryland
Virginia took countless days. West Virginia was less than a day and Maryland will be just over a day. It’s roughly 40 mile interaction...
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Day 39 – Harpers Ferry
Waking up in a wet sleeping bag is like waking up soaked in sweat but imagine that instead of sweat it is cold water. Throughout the...
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Day 37 – A day in the life
Today was for the most part a normal day of waking the rolling hills of Shenandoah National Park. Here is how my day looks:6 – wake up...
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Day 36 – Cowboy camping
Two quick notes before I describe another great day in the wild. First, I will be starting to use snapchat to show some of the finer...
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Day 35 – more magic
I didn’t walk long miles and nothing extraordinary happened, but today was just a great day. Starting off with 4 slices of French toast...
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Day 34 – The best trail magic
The low after doing my longest day of the trip to date was a little lower than I was hoping. My feet were tired. I was tired and I was...
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Day 33 – Real Sunshine
Even waking up I just knew it was going to be a good day. I felt good, well rested and I was ready to start pounding trail. I had 67...
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Day 32 – James River
I have never been known as one to jump out of bed in the morning and this morning was especially that way. When you are comfy, warm and...
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Day 31 – Sunshine
My setup worked perfectly overnight and I stayed dry along with all my gear. In the efficient manner I have come to exhibit, I had my...
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Day 30 – Rest
Today I got the best trail magic of the trip so far. I was on the trail early with the intent of making the Daleville post office before...
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Day 29 – Weekend Warriors
Weekends are hit or miss on the Appalachian trail. There are many backpackers just out for the weekend and they bring with them many...
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Day 28 – the wall
If you bet it would snow today you win. Either way I lost with the weather today. The temperature hovered around freezing the entire day....
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Day 27 – West Virgina
The night was cold and the wind howled all night. It seemed my two days of summer weather had come and gone. When I felt sufficiently...
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Day 26 – Return of the Rain
Today was an eventful day. I was on the trail by the first light and began meandering along the ridges and knobs of east Virginia. It...
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Day 25 – white walkers
All night the wind howled by Chestnut Knob Shelter where I was trying to sleep. The problem was the shelter is at the very top of the...
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Day 24 – Sunday Brunch
I was on the trail by 615 with no where to go but North. Sometimes there is something special about seeing the day begin, watching the...
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Day 23 – 37
I got up early from the Wise shelter and was ready to face the world. I was on the ice covered trail just as it was light and skated...
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Day 22 – horses
Per the usual, it froze overnight and the morning was uninviting. Luckily I had enough snacks and motivation to finally get up around 7....
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Day 21 – Virginia
Three weeks in and I am blessed with some more interesting weather. Before I get in to my day of waking let me explain the weather with a...
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Day 20 – Hampton
Occasionally I will get up earlier than is probably healthy in order to plan my day around a town or post office. Today was one of those...
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