Day 56
04.18.08
Partnership – Atkins
Up early this morning for a 10 mile hike into town. Within a hour or so I hit the area where the burn took place. As I climb the Mountain there is an eerie feeling seeing the entire forest scorched. The burn area spans about 3.5 miles of my hike this morning, pretty much [...]
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Day 56
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Day 55
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Day 55
04.17.08
Trimpi – Partnership
I eat breakfast with Pokey Jo and Polish Navigator, and we talk about our destinations for the day. They are headed to Partnership and I’m headed 7 miles past that to the next shelter. They are in shock that I would even attempt to hike 18 miles in a day. I explain [...]
Day 54
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Day 54
04.16.08
Old Orchard Shelter – Trimpi
I wake up around the same time as everyone else in the group. Jukebox, Lil Mac, and Popeye all decide to camp out in a field right in front of the shelter. I found the night to be surprisingly warm in the shelter, where as everyone that camped out woke [...]
Day 53
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Day 53
04.15.08
Elk Garden – Old Orchard Shelter
On the trail by 10:00 and very happy with my decision to zero yesterday. The sun is shining and there is about 6 inches of snow everywhere. Trin is showing off her sled pulling abilities, by running up and down and all around our first climb this morning. She [...]
Day 52
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Day 52
04.14.08
Damascus zero
I’m up and packed early this morning. Jukebox and his crew head out for breakfast. Shutterbug and Chili are slow moving. I head down to the outfitter to see about a shuttle out today. As I walk down the street the day is looking gloomy.
I get to the store and Dave shows me [...]
Day 51
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Day 51
04.13.08
Lost Mtn Shelter – Elk Garden
The cold front has moved in, it’s considerably colder then last night. I make a hardy breakfast, then use the privy. To my surprise someone has written the entire story “The Lorax” on the privy wall. After finishing the story I push on down the trail. I slowly reel [...]
Day 50
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Day 50
04.12.08
Damascus – Lost Mtn Shelter
We spend most of the morning eating all our leftover food, so breakfast consists of: pizza, scramble eggs, pork and beans, wings, and a Subway sandwich. We clean the house to set a precedent for thru hikers. We all head over to the coffee shop and literally loiter around for [...]
Day 49
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Day 49
04.11.08
Damascus Zero
I wake-up early to ShutterBug making breakfast. He asks me to get him some english muffins and Orange juice, so I run all over town looking for english muffins. Apparently the south does not have english muffins. Back at the house, Chili, Shutterbug, and I eat eggs and bacon, hash and oj for [...]
Day 48
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Day 48
04.10.08
Abingdon Gap – Damascus
Up before sunrise, due to a section hiker packing up his gear and constantly shining his head lamp in my face. Chili comes over and officially wakes me and tells me “let’s go”. I quickly pack my gear and head down the trail guided by my head lamp. Yes, we got [...]
Day 47
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Day 47
04.09.08
Campsite – Abingdon Gap shelter
Big day today. I want to hike 11 miles by lunch, so I eat a pretty big trail breakfast. Everyone pushes out ahead of me, but I catch them within the first 2 miles. Chili has a routine of taking a break every hour or so, and this just doesn’t [...]
