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Appalachian Trail Day 34: Isaacs Cemetery & First Solo

Appalachian Trail Day 34: Isaacs Cemetery & First Solo

First day of being solo, it was hot as balls, and I saw my first snake on the trail. Oh, and I passed by Isaacs ...
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Appalachian Trail Day 33: Up & Over Hump Mountain to 19E

Appalachian Trail Day 33: Up & Over Hump Mountain to 19E

Nighttime thunder and rain, a foggy/misty morning, climbing hump mountain, some injuries, leaving NorthCarolina for good, and finally making it to 19E AT MilesTriple B ...
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standing in the roan highlands

Appalachian Trail Day 32: Hiking the Roan Highlands

Historical Site
Today we did the Roan Highlands, and it was a beautiful day for it. The weather was great. We did some bonus trails, and there’s ...
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Appalachian Trail Day 31: Highest Shelter on the AT

Appalachian Trail Day 31: Highest Shelter on the AT

Historical Site, Trails
We’re back on the trail! Rain and mist greeted us as we hiked four miles uphill on a muddy trail, carrying heavier packs than usual ...
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Appalachian Trail #5: Injury, Rain Delay, & Trail Days

Appalachian Trail #5: Injury, Rain Delay, & Trail Days

Trails
We made it back to the trail, ready to do our first key swap. But the week ended with another injury, several days of thunderstorms, ...
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REI
Appalachian Trail #4: Made it to Uncle Johnny's

Appalachian Trail #4: Made it to Uncle Johnny’s

Trails
We started the week still in Gatlinburg and ended it at Uncle Johnny's, where I came up with a wild idea. More about that in ...
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Appalachian Trail #3: Injury & Gatlinburg

Appalachian Trail #3: Injury & Gatlinburg

Trails
We started off the week with a 12(ish) mile slackpack, then a trip to the ER, and ended it by exploring Gatlinburg for three days ...
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Darn Tough
Appalachian Trail #2: A Wildfire Changes Our Plan

Appalachian Trail #2: A Wildfire Changes Our Plan

Trails
Week 2 started off with a 14-mile slack pack that I originally remember in 2020 as being easy. My Tramily felt otherwise, especially when we ...
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Appalachian Trail #1: Forming a Tramily

Appalachian Trail #1: Forming a Tramily

Trails
Miles Since Last UpdateTotal Miles HikedMiles Remaining 0 38.2 2160.2 This week was full of laughter, making new friends, and forming a Tramily. Appalachian Trail ...
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Appalachian Trail: Pre-Trail Gear Changes

Appalachian Trail: Pre-Trail Gear Changes

Gear List, Trails
Since we had to come home briefly from our BamaToBaxter hike due to Suspenders' health issues, we decided to make some gear changes before heading ...
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Gear Trade
Pinhoti Trail Day 29: Oakey Mountain

Pinhoti Trail Day 29: Oakey Mountain

Trails
Oakey Mountain isn't as tall as Dugger Mountain, but man it kicked our butts worse than Dugger did. It took us 9 1/2 hours, and ...
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Pinhoti Trail Day 28: Dugger Mountain & Plane Wreckage

Pinhoti Trail Day 28: Dugger Mountain & Plane Wreckage

Trails
Today, we started the "harder" section. It honestly felt the same as all the others, lmao. Yes, the climb was longer and more significant, but ...
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Pinhoti Trail Day 26 & 27: Laurel Shelter to Burns Trailhead & a Zero Day

Pinhoti Trail Day 26 & 27: Laurel Shelter to Burns Trailhead & a Zero Day

Trails
After a poor night's sleep, we woke up, had breakfast, and headed out. The plan was to go to a shelter 1.5 miles from the ...
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Pinhoti Trail Day 25: Pine Glen Campground to Laurel Shelter (& a Ghostly Tale)

Pinhoti Trail Day 25: Pine Glen Campground to Laurel Shelter (& a Ghostly Tale)

Trails
The trail leading out of Pine Glen Campground is super nice, and I am not just saying that because it is flat, lol. The trail ...
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Pinhoti Trail Day 23 & 24: Slackpacking & a Zero

Pinhoti Trail Day 23 & 24: Slackpacking & a Zero

Trails
Pinhoti Trail Day 23: Slackpacked 14 miles Today, we slackpacked from the start of the Heflin Spur to Pine Glen Campground for 14 miles! We ...
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