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Day 4

Long Falls
Day 4
2.26.08
Gooch Gap – Woody Gap
This morning I woke up at 6 a.m. to the sound of thunder crashing. I wandered out into the common area and started reading as I waited for the morning coffee to brew.
Breakfast was served at 7:30 and consisted of scrambled eggs, waffles, oj, apple juice, and oatmeal. I [...]

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Day 3

The gang on Springer Mountain
Pretty Creek I came across
John resting his ankle
Day 3
2.25.08
Stealth site – Gooch Gap
The day started out great. I layed in the bag for an hour or so and felt the suns rays heat the tent up. I take in some food, and decided it was time to break camp. It’s 10:00 [...]

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Day 2

Hiker Hostel
1st North Blaze
First foot bridge
Day 2
2.24.08
Springer Mtn shelter – stealth camp at Phylus Spur
Geoff, Woody, and I sat in our bags staying warm for most of the morning. After downing several cups of coffee we finally left our warm cacoons to see what life outside the shelter was like.
It’s 12:00 now and we start [...]

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And he’s off!!!

Todd ready to go!
What a trail register looks like!
The first shelter he stayed at!
Hello everyone! Becky (Todd’s wife) here! I wanted to post an update on Todd’s journey thus far. He got off fine on Saturday afternoon about 2:30. We hiked to the top of Springer Mountain and him and a couple of buddies set [...]

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Hello world!

Just some quick info on me, I attempted to hike the Appalachian Trail last June 2007.  I started my journey at Mount Katahdin Maine and headed south.  For 4 months I hiked south and covered 807 miles, where I finally called it quits.  With spring in the air, I’m ready to finish what I started.  [...]

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