After a much needed rest for our feet, a stinky load of laundry and happily letting the tornados pass by, we started our hike again heading north from Hiawassee, Georgia to our next break in Fontana Dam, North Carolina. We left Hiawassee on May 1st after one of the most incredible hiker breakfast's at the Blueberry Patch Hostel … Continue reading Dick’s Creek Gap (69.7mi) to Fontana Dam (165.8mi)
Backpacking
This is NOT a series of day hikes…
When describing the AT experience to my family, I described it as a series of day hikes strung together. In theory, that's what it is. In the 1930's a bunch of day and weekend hikes were strung together by various entities to form the Appalachian Trail. However, hiking The AT isn't really like a series … Continue reading This is NOT a series of day hikes…
Ramen Embargo and Trail Nutrition
So out of the 2,000ish hikers taking off on the A.T. this year there are probably 200+ blogs that tell their story. Most of them are a daily log of which road they crossed, daily mileage and when they had been rained on. We are trying to do something with a bit more content to … Continue reading Ramen Embargo and Trail Nutrition
Boots to Birks 