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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Day 19 – Kincora
When you are doing lots of miles every day, efficiency is the name of the game. You want to be taking full advantage of the daylight...
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Day 18 – Roan
I woke up barely avoiding the many puddles the leaking roof of the shelter caused and I finally got to introduce myself to the others...
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Day 17 – Real Rain
Last night my headlamp got progressively dimmer as I neared the No Business Knob shelter. This is alarming as it is one of my most useful...
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Day 16 – Yogi
I had every intention of getting up early and getting 30 miles in before dark. That all changed when some weekend hikers showed up at the...
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Day 15 – Hips don’t lie
As it always is nearly everywhere in the US, it was a cold morning. I moved quickly and had everything packed and was moving. Just like...
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Day 14 – town syndrome
Once again I could not realize the full potential of a bed in the Laughing Heart Hostel. So after laying there all morning I finally made...
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Day 13 – 33 miles
It wasn’t necessarily a good night sleep in the Standing Bear Hostel. But I was protected by Sylvester the cat who was protecting me from...
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Day 12 – Snowless in Tennessee
Let me start with saying my wishful thinking that it would not freeze last night was misguided and caused me multiple problems in not...
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Day 11 – lots of rain
The good news is that the temperature finally warmed up. It might not even get to freezing tonight. The bad news is the strongest wind...
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Day 10 – deep freeze
Things I didn’t see today: the sun, people, wildlife, the trail. What I did see was snow and a very thick cloud that hung overhead all...
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Day 9 – the Smokeys
Imagine it snows over a foot in the last few days and the conditions would be perfect for skiing. You drive up to the mountain but...
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