Hiking

Hiking-related posts and journals.


AT Thru-Hike Trail Journal (2018)  / Hiking
Oh Simple Thing
Posted On April 30, 2018

Welcome to "The View and Bloom," my lunch spot! April 30, 2018 Destination: Paul Wolfe Shelter Today's Miles: 15.80 Start Location: Maupin Field Shelter Trip Miles: 858 I got up early at Maupin, but …

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AT Thru-Hike Trail Journal (2018)  / Hiking
The Party Foul
April 29, 2018

Three Ridges view, Virginia April 29, 2018 Destination: Maupin Field Shelter Today's Miles: 23.20 Start Location: Stealth Campsite at mile 819 Trip Miles: 842.20 "How bad could the wind be?", I had wondered just …


AT Thru-Hike Trail Journal (2018)  / Hiking
Views and Magic
April 28, 2018

View from Tar Jacket Ridge April 28, 2018 Destination: Stealth Campsite at mile 819 Today's Miles: 17.50 Start Location: Stealth Campsite at mile 801.5 Trip Miles: 819 There was a chilly crispness to the …


AT Thru-Hike Trail Journal (2018)  / Hiking
One Minute, a Friendly Hitch, and Fire
April 27, 2018

Campfire at mile 801.5 April 27, 2018 Destination: Stealth Campsite at mile 801.5 Today's Miles: 15.50 Start Location: Glasgow Shelter (US 501 at mile 786) Trip Miles: 801.50 The sound of rain entered my …


AT Thru-Hike Trail Journal (2018)  / Hiking
The Reptile Pacifier Glasgow Experience
April 26, 2018

Can you spot the deer? April 26, 2018 Destination: Glasgow Shelter (US 501 at mile 786) Today's Miles: 19.90 Start Location: Cornelius Creek Shelter Trip Miles: 786 I woke before the sunrise at about …


AT Thru-Hike Trail Journal (2018)  / Hiking
The Newt
April 25, 2018

Eastern Newt April 25, 2018 Destination: Cornelius Creek Shelter Today's Miles: 18.40 Start Location: Bobblets Gap Shelter Trip Miles: 766.10 I knew it was supposed to rain today, and in particular in the morning. …


AT Thru-Hike Trail Journal (2018)  / Hiking
Wetness
April 24, 2018

Spring is finally coming to VA! April 24, 2018 Destination: Bobblets Gap Shelter Today's Miles: 13.50 Start Location: Fullhardt Knob Shelter Trip Miles: 747.70 As expected, we woke up to rain. I was in …


AT Thru-Hike Trail Journal (2018)  / Hiking
A Daleville Day
April 23, 2018

View hiking into Daleville April 23, 2018 Destination: Fullhardt Knob Shelter Today's Miles: 11.20 Start Location: Stealth Campsite at Mile 723 Trip Miles: 734.20 I woke up to my alarm. I had set it …


AT Thru-Hike Trail Journal (2018)  / Hiking
A Near Mangling and the Kindness of Strangers
April 22, 2018

Shane and Melissa - Hikers and Trail Angels at McAfee Knob April 22, 2018 Destination: Stealth Campsite at Mile 723 Today's Miles: 22.90 Start Location: Stealth Campsite at Mile 700.1 Trip Miles: 723 I …


AT Thru-Hike Trail Journal (2018)  / Hiking
A Day Full of Points of Interest
April 21, 2018

300 year old Keffir Oak (oldest tree on the Southern portion of the AT) April 21, 2018 Destination: Stealth Campsite at Mile 700.1 Today's Miles: 23 Start Location: Campsite at Mile 677.1 Trip …