Day 17 Sunday April 9 2017 Mile: 125.3 - 137.1 7:45am - 4:30pm Weather: Sunny, brisk start then hot The day started much better than it...

Day 16 Saturday April 8, 2017 Mile: 115.4 - 125.3 9:02am - 5:05pm Weather: Sunny and Brisk, snow on ground Near Burningtown Gap It was a...

Day 15 April 7, 2017 Zero miles hiked Got up after 8:00am Weather: sunny, windy and frigid Location: Near Franklin, NC Epsom salt foot...

Day 14 Thursday April 6, 2017 Zero Miles Hiked Slept in until the bed kicked me out Weather: rainy and cold I am so glad we decided to...

Day 13 Wednesday April 4, 2017 Mile: 105.7 to 115.4 7:11am - 11:45am / 1:30pm - 3:15pm Weather: wet, cold, stormy Black Bear and...

Day 12 Tuesday April 12, 2017 Mile: 96.3 to 105.7 8:55am - 4:58pm Weather: sunny and hot Tented at Rock Gap Shelter Black Bear at the 💯...

Day 11 Monday April 3, 2017 Mile: 86 to 93.6 7:55am - 12:10pm Weather: torrential rain and T-storms Slept in Carter Gap Shelter Shortcake...

Day 10 Sunday April 2, 2017 Mile 73.8 to 86 8:30am - 5:45pm Weather: Sunny and hot Tented at Standing Indian Shelter Black Bear at the...

Day 9 Saturday April 1, 2017 Mile 69.3 to 73.8 10:38am - 2:00pm Tented at Plumorchard Shelter Today was a whopping 4.5 miles. But...

Day 8 Friday March 31, 2017 Mile: 58.3 to 69.3 8:33am - 3:30pm We made it to the road crossing just in time for the last shuttle to Top...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

8:32 am Destination: Springer Mountain Shelter Temp: 50 degrees Weather: Cloudy

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...

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...

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...