Author Archives: thruhikeat

5/16/2017 BEAR!!!!! Run!! No don’t run…. Fight!!! Ya, get out your 2 inch blade and fight!! Wait.. No don’t fight… Wave your poles to make yourself look huge… that never worked before why would it work now !!! What ta do, what ta do…. read instructions… packed in bottom of bag… BEAR !!!! Wait a … Continue reading »

5/15/2017 Don’t let the name fool ya, if I didn’t have a food drop waiting here for me I would have hiked right on by. This place is the worst! Sometimes you just don’t know what you are in for until you get there. I feel like I’m in an episode of twilight zone, this … Continue reading »

5/14/2017 I’m back on the trail this morning… I met an Aussie in Salisbury named Josh, aka Goose from down under! Much faster than me on the trail but we passed the time in town while waiting out the rain. We are in the same shelter tonight but tomorrow he will do 27 miles….I’ll do … Continue reading »

5/12/2017 With weather moving in tomorrow…. I can’t make it to the next shelter before it begins to rain…so here I am. The lady that runs the place is 88 years young and quite a character! It was a beautiful day to hike…blue sky’s and 65 degrees. Only one 3 mile climb today so….not bad! … Continue reading »

5/11/2017 My plan was 16 miles but my feet were hurting from all the rocks and climbs. I just don’t have legs for yet, so I’m in the shelter at 10 miles. I imagine it’ll take me a month to get some legs built up…. It’s supposed to get down to freezing tonight so I … Continue reading »

5/10/2017 Only 8 miles today since I had to go into Kent to get my food drop. It was another 5 mi. just to do that. Ok, chafing issue…. I walk into the outfitter store where my food drop is…..like I’ve been riding a horse for a month….The lady working behind the counter says, ”A … Continue reading »

5/9/2017 Today was pretty tough. It was only 13 miles but a few really long uphill climbs, lots of rocks. I thought I was in Pennsylvania again. I’m sore right now but that will pass… and walking for 2.5 days in rain has left me with a severe case of chafing. I would send a … Continue reading »

5/8/2017 Pretty cold last night but no snow! If you ever wondered what happened to balloons that we see fly off….they don’t go into outer space! Here’s one in New York I found on the trail..!! The other pic is of the Metro station on the Appalachian Trail.. 15 bucks and you can flag the … Continue reading »

5/6/2017 Well I’m at my first stop…RPH shelter….Ralph’s Peak Hikers shelter. Not a bad day after the rain stopped. Only did 11 miles today. That’s 22000 steps of you’re into that! One picture is of me watching my sweetie leave me alone in the woods with big animals all around !!! The stream crossing was … Continue reading »

5/5/2017 Hello everyone!! I’m about to begin what I anticipate to be my final section of an awesome AT experience. The trail is calling and I must go! I’m flying out today and expect to begin my hike in the morning. I didn’t expect anything unusual, but with me and my sweetie anything is possible! … Continue reading »