Category: Appalachian Trail

Finally an easier day of hiking. Made great time, even catching up with Slim at Addis Gap. Kelly Knob was still super tough to go up, at 900ft of gain over about 1mi. Got in to the shelter about 2pm. A-Team, Jason, Shiann, Slim, and a group of Boy Scouts from Alabama are all here.…

Finally got an easy day, only 2 miles. Woke up late as usual about 10am and was instantly covered with biting gnats once again. Putting up wet gear from the storms and getting water while swatting bugs is very frustrating and demoralizing. Bug spray does not work in the least. I hiked on and found…

Another miserable day. Hot and tormented by biting gnats only interrupted by short downpours of rain, that only made it more humid. I stopped 2mi short of Tray Mountain shelter and pitched my tent in the middle of a thunder storm with lots of heavy rain and hail. I got in with hopes of sleeping…

In Hot Springs, NC 273 miles in.

Today was miserable. If I could have sat down and just quit I would have. I pushed on anyway. I am camped about a mile short of the next shelter, just before a steep climb. I think I’ll take it easy tomorrow and stay there. I had a late start this morning as I got…