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Have You Thanked A Trail Maintainer Today
Day 97 Wednesday June 28 Miles: 1030.0 - 1043.1 completed: 13.1 Time: 7:50am - 4:15pm Weather: Tenting at Dahlgren Backpacker Campground...
Emily M Leonard
Jun 28, 2017
Harper's Ferry, We Have Arrived
Day 96 Tuesday June 27, 2017 Miles: 1017.4 - 1030.0 completed: 12.6 Time: 8:11am - 7:05pm Weather: Perfectly sunny and breezy Tenting at...
Emily M Leonard
Jun 28, 2017
It's Not About The Miles But Rather The Smiles
Day 95 Monday June 26, 2017 Time: 7:14am - 5:00pm Miles: 1003.2 - 1017.4 Completed 14.2 Weather: Perfectly sunny and breezy Staying in...
Emily M Leonard
Jun 26, 2017
Thru Hiker Class Of 2015 Rocks
Day 94 Sunday June 25, 2017 Time: Slept In Miles: ZERO There's nothing like being a through hiker, putting on the miles week after week...
Emily M Leonard
Jun 26, 2017
Spa Day - No Hiking Allowed
Day 93 Saturday June 24, 2017 Time: All Day Miles: Zero At the Sheraton What a wonderful day. We slept in until 8:00am. I headed right...
Emily M Leonard
Jun 24, 2017
Today Was Not A Fun Day
Day 92 Friday June 23, 2017 Miles: 993.3 - 1003.2 completed: 9.9 Time: 6:58am - 2:30pm Weather: Miserably hot and humid Just when we...
Emily M Leonard
Jun 23, 2017
Today Was Only About The Miles
Miles: 974.9 - 993.3. Completed: 18.4 Time: 7:04am - 6:45pm Weather: Cloudy, hot and Humid Tented at Rod Hollow Shelter There is no happy...
Emily M Leonard
Jun 23, 2017
Guess What Today Was
Day 90 Wednesday June 21, 2017 Miles: 956.3 - 974.9 Completed: 18.6 Weather: Hot and Sunny Tenting at Jim and Molly Shelter Yesterday...
Emily M Leonard
Jun 21, 2017
Hikers Are Just Some Of The Traffic On The Trail
Miles: 938.8 - 956.3 Completed: 17.5 Time: 6:42am - 5:45pm Weather: Sunny, warm and breezy I left this morning before Shortcake. I...
Emily M Leonard
Jun 21, 2017
A Brain Should Be Used For Good Things Not Paranoia
Miles: 925.0 - 938.8 Completed: 13.8 Time: 6:53am - 6:00pm Weather: Cloudy, hot and T-storms The wind blew something fierce last night....
Emily M Leonard
Jun 19, 2017
Don't Mess Around With Mama Bear
Day 87 Sunday June 17, 2017 Miles: 915.7 - 925.0 9.3 Time: 10:35am - 4pm Weather: Cloudy and hot Tenting at Big Meadows Happy...
Emily M Leonard
Jun 19, 2017
My Logistics Are Not Working Out Too Well
Day 86 Saturday June 16, 2017 Miles: 906.1 - 915.7 Completed 9.6 Time: 3:32 - 7:45pm Weather: Cloudy, hot, then cooling Sleeping at a...
Emily M Leonard
Jun 17, 2017
Stealth Camping Is Acceptable As Long As You Are Hidden
Day 85 June 15, 2017 Time: 7:42am - 4pm & 6pm - 7pm Weather: Cloudy Misty and torrential rain The day started out great. We had dry...
Emily M Leonard
Jun 16, 2017
Try To Imagine A Day In Our Boots
Day 84 Thursday June 15, 2017 Miles: 874.0 - 888.7 Completed 14.7 Time: 7:33am - 3:45pm Weather: Partly Sunny, hot and humid with...
Emily M Leonard
Jun 16, 2017
A Night From Hell
Day 82 June 13, 2017 Miles: 856.9 - 861.9 Completed: 5 Time: 7:04am - 9:35am Staying at a church Hostel in Waynesboro It was a night...
Emily M Leonard
Jun 14, 2017
So Much For An Easy Day
Day 81 Monday June 12, 2017 Miles: 842.8 - 856.9 Completed: 14.1 Weather: Miserably Hot Tented at Paul Wolfe Shelter Waynesboro,...
Emily M Leonard
Jun 14, 2017
Shortcake Gets The Boot
Day 80 Sunday June 11, 2017 Miles: 828 - 842.8 Completed 14.8 Time: 7:18am - 6pm Weather: Very Hot, 90's Tenting in a field We had...
Emily M Leonard
Jun 14, 2017
Serendipity Meeting Is Like Trail Magic
Day 79 Saturday June 10, 2017 Miles: 813.0 - 828.0 Completed 15 Time: 7:42am - 5:55pm Tenting at 4,000 feet I have been feeling...
Emily M Leonard
Jun 13, 2017
I Couldn't Stop Taking Pictures
Day 78 Friday June 9, 2017 Miles: 800 - 813.0 Time: 7:24am - 4:15pm Weather: Partly Cloudy, humid, and breezy Tenting Today was almost a...
Emily M Leonard
Jun 12, 2017
800 Miles But Whose Counting
Day 77 Thursday June 8, 2017 Miles: 784.9 - 800 Completed 14.1 Time: 7:52am - 5:15pm Weather: Cloudy, cool but humid What a great time...
Emily M Leonard
Jun 9, 2017
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