CDT – Rawlins to Lander, Great Divide Basin
I must have been high from all the extra oxygen in Wyoming, because I somehow managed to lose my sunglasses. No Dollar Store in Rawlins so I walked over to the Walmart. Sort of. I got less than halfway...
Frozen Off Trail
Sapphire Motel, Franklin, NC, again. Hiked up to Siler Bald Shelter, easy hike, the worst of it was the half-mile off the trail to the shelter itself. Group of thru hikers in there but room for me to squeeze...
Three Eagles Outfitters
Three Eagles Outfitters, Franklin, NC Waiting on the 3pm shuttle out to Winding Stair Gap. Cold already and supposed to rain/snow tonight. Actually tried to stay in town again. Called Gooder Grove Hostel, “No space, hold on, are you...
Franklin, NC
Sapphire Motel, Franklin, NC Cold last night to say the least. Then at 3am I realized that I could have put my tarp/All Weather Blanket down underneath me to stop some of the heat loss. Idiot. The hike was...
Standing Indian Shelter
Packed in like sardines. Cold too. Hate this sleeping pad situation and the wind here blows up through the floor. Just sitting here my ass is cold. Not sure how the night is going to go. Did you like...
Plum Orchard Gap Shelter
Plum Orchard Gap Shelter Waited for the 9am shuttle to Dick’s Creek Gap and ended up getting trail magic there. Two hot dogs and a cup of soda, before hiking out. By not staying a second night at the...
Helen, GA
Wendy’s, Helen, GA Hitchhiked in from Unicoi Gap. Tincup from CT (I’m briefly in the Ep. 3 of his hike videos) caught a ride with me. The car turned around to come back and pick us up. Of course,...
Walasiyi Inn
Walasiyi Inn From Gooch Mountain Shelter The plan had been to go to Woods Hole Shelter but everyone kept saying that there was no water there. Last chance for water was Lance Creek, which would be great if I...
Amicalola Falls to Gooch Mountain
Gooch Mountain Shelter @ 15.8 From Stover Creek Shelter @ 2.8 Skipping the falls, getting a ride to the lodge, planned to stop at the shelter before Springer after leaving the lodge at 1pm but pushed on. 50 people...
Megabus to the Appalachian Trail
Whole Foods, Durham, NC Arrived two hours later than expected. The bus driver had a bad windshield wiper coming out of DC and stopped in the rain in the express lane of the highway. They dispatched another bus, long...