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Day 11: Zero day

hikinghammonds April 10, 2016

We woke up this morning to the coldest morning we’ve had, but fortunately our trail magic friends had a fire going, coffee made, eggs, sausage, biscuits, hash browns, orange juice, it made it worth getting out of our sleeping bags. …

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Day 10: North Carolina

hikinghammonds April 9, 2016

It was raining and windy all night so we were all pretty happy to be cozy in the shelter. In the morning we hiked uphill until we reached the border. Then we walked uphill some more. It was windy and …

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Day 9

hikinghammonds April 9, 2016

Today we took the shuttle from town back to the trail and hiked out about 5 miles. Since it was such a short and easy day we hiked out sausages and sauerkraut and cooked them over the fire. It’s raining …

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Day 7 and Day 8

hikinghammonds April 7, 2016

Paul and I are officially on our longest backpacking trip ever. We had a fairly long day yesterday followed by a short 4 mile day into town today. We are staying in Hiawassi tonight and hiking another short day tomorrow, …

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Day 6: 50 miles

hikinghammonds April 5, 2016

This morning the weather was great and the terrain was easy compared to the past few days. We stopped for lunch at the Blue Mountain shelter with some lovely views. The day ended with a thousand foot drop over about …

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Day 5: Cold but Sunny

hikinghammonds April 4, 2016

It was freezing in the morning and a cold wind blew for hours, but it was clear out and we had great views all day. We camped near a shelter and had a fire again after 10.4 miles.

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Day 4: Blood Mountain and Neel Gap

hikinghammonds April 3, 2016

Today was dry and sunny but cold and windy. The day started with a big climb up Blood Mountain, steady climbing for a couple of miles, with great views at the top where we stopped for lunch with several other …

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Day 3: Drying Out

hikinghammonds April 2, 2016

It rained all night and into the morning, so had to put some soggy clothes back on in the morning. I had dry socks but my shoes were still wet and it was still raining so my feet were wet …

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Day 2: Rain

hikinghammonds April 1, 2016

It didn’t rain in the night, and it wasn’t raining in the morning. It was a pretty warm night, and aside from a little soreness we were feeling pretty good. Most of the morning we hiked in the fog: It …

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Day 1

hikinghammonds April 1, 2016

Day one, we ate a big breakfast at the lodge and set out on the approach trail. It was about 7.5 miles to Springer Mountain, the Southern terminus of the AT.  We hiked for several miles with a woman who …

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Amicalola Falls

hikinghammonds March 30, 2016

I meant to post last night but I got tired and went to bed early. Yesterday Dedee and Gordon drove us to the lodge at Amicalola Falls in Georgia. Here the approach trail will take us to the summit at …

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Almost Time!

hikinghammonds March 28, 2016

We are busy finalizing our preparations!  Bags are packed, belonging are in storage, and tomorrow we make the three hour drive to Amicalola State Park in Georgia.  We will spend tomorrow night at the lodge there, then start hiking on …

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