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, …
Day 6: 50 miles
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 …
Day 5: Cold but Sunny
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.
Day 4: Blood Mountain and Neel Gap
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 …
Day 3: Drying Out
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 …
Day 2: Rain
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 …
Day 1
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 …
