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5/6/2014 – Day 56 – Total Miles 620.9 15.0 miles today. Summer is coming. It was 85 degrees today and man that made the uphills long and sweaty… pouring sweaty.  But the smoothie I got at Woods Hole made up for it ten fold… wow that was good! Tomorrow I’m doing my first slack pack… … Continue reading »

5/5/2014 – Day 55 – Total Miles 605.9 18.3 miles… Awesome day to be outside, trail was good and the hiking miles just flew by. Camping next to a large Creek which is nice to hear at night. Still sore feet but that’s everyday. Cambodia hiked an extra mile to get hot dogs and all … Continue reading »

5/4/2014 – Day 54 – Total Miles 587.6 12 miles today since I was out of food and had to resupply. Stayed at a local motel where we had a small get together with several other hikers, Time to Eat, Finn, Chin Music, Razor, Wife and Cambodia, and myself Tank. Free wine… First alcohol of the … Continue reading »

5/3/2014 – Day 53 – Total Miles 575.2 18.0 miles today. I hiked solo all day. Rough terrain again with the rocks and lots of up hill. My hiking buddy Listener is leaving the trail in a couple weeks to attend to some family matters.  Tomorrow he is pushing ahead to gain the miles he … Continue reading »

5/2/2014 – Day 52 – Total Miles 557.7 Pretty quiet day today after my mini resupply. Lots of uphills which always slows done the avg, but slow and steady got it done. The rocks are always hard on my feet but not much I can do about that. Trail magic was in order again today… … Continue reading »

5/1/2014  – Day 51 – Total Miles 542.7 Rain overnight and an overcrowded shelter… I’m glad that is behind us. Approx. 12 mi today. We needed to resupply and dry out, so we overnight in town then back on the trail tomorrow morning. I’m walking along this morning after 2 big climbs and I’m all alone … Continue reading »

Thomas Knob Shelter 4/28/2014 – Day 48 – Total Miles 495.4 Approximately 11 miles today. Tough day in spite of the short miles… Lots of rocks and roots to navigate. It’s raining pretty hard as I write this blog, glad I’m in my bag instead of the rain still.  Today as we crossed White Top Mountain … Continue reading »

4/27/2014 – Day  47 – Total Miles 484.6  Left Damascus this morning, I enjoyed the stay.  Listener and I ate at every place you could buy food in town, lol… small town. Also did my winter/summer gear swap. We hiked approx. 16.5 today and are camping in a small gap just short of our big climb … Continue reading »

4/26/2014 – Day 46 I don’t normally post on zero days. I thought I would today since learning of a fellow hiker that fell off a mountain just north of the Smokies, crushed his c7 and compound fraction of his leg. He was airlifted to University of Tennessee Medical Center. These things happen more often … Continue reading »

4/25/2014 – Day 45 – Total Miles 466.9 Well we beat mother nature into Damascus… almost. As we were walking out of the woods into town it started to dump. We were close enough to avoid a good dowsing but still got pretty wet. I bought new trail shoes and a 35 degree bag for … Continue reading »