Author Archives: thruhikeat

4/30/2015 12.3 Miles – 2015 Miles 55.8 – Total Trail Miles 1117.8 Today we hiked about 13 miles. We managed to stay ahead of the thunder & lightning, which still gave me a creepy feeling. Carrying aluminum poles isn’t conducive to staying alive during thunderstorms!!! It really was a nice day to hike, not to … Continue reading »

4/29/2015 – 7.5 Miles – 43.5 Total Miles We we’re given another awesome day of hiking today. Beautiful weather. We actually had our first encounter with trail magic. A gentleman offered us a place to stay, showers, dinner, lodging and would pick us up at the trail and bring us back in the morning. But … Continue reading »

4/28/2015 – 13.1 Miles – 36 Total Miles Gorgeous day to hike today. Tenting tonight at Raven Rock shelter. The snorers are here again. The last climb was 800 ft. That doesn’t sound like much but just to give you some idea, Do this… put a 35lb bag of cement on your back and climb 80 stories… … Continue reading »

4/27/2015 – 12.5 Miles – 22.9 Total Miles I did 12 miles today and beat the rain to the shelter but it was full of snorers that we shared a shelter with yesterday, also a youth group so I’m in my tent listening to the rain and waiting for bears. Lots of new faces but … Continue reading »

Sunday April 26 – Harpers Ferry to Crampton Gap Shelter – 10.4 Miles Day 1 of only 5 weeks but I’ll make the best of the time I have. If things go well I’ll cover 400 more miles towards my goal of completing the entire AT… TIME TO EAT was kind enough to provide transport … Continue reading »

In March 2014 I stepped onto the Appalachian Trail with 2 goals. 1)  To raise money for a wonderful non-profit organization and 2) to realize a life long dream and complete the AT. With the help of many friends and strangers, I reached one goal. We raised over $11,000 for the Brent Woodall Foundation for … Continue reading »

It seems so long ago now that I stood on top of Springer Mountain, Georgia. As I watched my wife drive away into the fog just 20 minutes earlier, I stood there for a moment thinking about what I’d already been through just to get to this starting point, a feat in itself. How so … Continue reading »

6/29/2014 – Total Miles 1062.0 Today I made it to Wadleigh Lean-to and installed the memorial plaque. I told myself that I would not complain about my feet, knees, and ribs on my Southbound hike… well. ….I had fallen again on the left side ribs, but it still affected the right side… Very painful. My … Continue reading »

6/28/2014 – Total Miles 1056.4 I planned to do 20 miles today but with the root system and all the mud I had to give up at 12. I’ll install the memorial tomorrow… I’m really beat. I feel like my lower body is eating my upper body.  Already I can’t eat enough. I finally saw … Continue reading »

6/27/2014 – Total Miles 1042.4 I’m in it. … so you probably won’t see any of my messages for a while. Lots of roots… all sizes… like spaghetti on top of spaghetti. I stopped early at the Hurd Lean-to. It’s 4pm. I have a big 20 mile day tomorrow to make Wadleigh… To install the … Continue reading »