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I absolutely did NOT feel like hiking today. Not much to see, and I couldn't find any history lessons for today. The last section was ...

Headed SOBO today. The first 5 miles were foggy and uneventful. However, the next 6 miles were beautiful with some history thrown in. Additionally, I ...

We decided to check out the Big Walker Lookout Tower when we were changing sites, since we had about an hour before we could check ...

Not much to see today, and pretty uneventful unless you count when I slid down the mountain. I had my first injury today. AT MilesTriple ...

A nice, humid day made nicer by two waterfalls. I also left North Carolina again (had no idea that was going to happen), and hiked ...

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 ...

While the plan is to stay at campgrounds as our base camp, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to stay at the historic Braemar Castle ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...