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Appalachian Trail: Pre-Trail Gear Changes

Appalachian Trail: Pre-Trail Gear Changes

Gear List, Hiking 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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Pinhoti Trail Day 38: Hello Kidney Stone

The day started out absolutely beautiful. While it did get down to the mid-20s last night, it warmed up pretty fast this morning. We opted ...
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Pinhoti Trail Day 37: The Trail is a River

Today we start our way back to Cave Spring from Dalton. It's still misting and lightly raining, but nothing like it has been the past ...
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Pinhoti Trail Day 35/36: Dalton Road Walk & Update

Plans change, and you need to be flexible enough to change with them. That is something I learned early on being a military spouse. I ...
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Pinhoti Trail Day 34: Cave Spring Tour

Caverns, Historical Site, Swimming Holes
Cave Spring, a charming small town nestled in the scenic foothills of northwest Georgia, invites visitors to immerse themselves in a slower pace of life ...
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Pinhoti Trail Day 33: The Hearn Inn Tour

Historical Site, Hotels
We decided to take a double zero, one day to relax and one day to explore Cave Spring. Today I am giving you a tour ...
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Pinhoti Trail Day 32 – Made it to Cave Spring

We headed out of the shelter early this morning and started making our way to Cave Spring, where we would be picked up and taken ...
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Pinhoti Trail Day 31 Standing at the Georgia Border

Pinhoti Trail Day 31: Hello Georgia!

It took 31 days, but we made it to Georgia! We started out the day back in the ATV park, but thankfully it wasn't for ...
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Pinhoti Trail Day 30: A Dead Body…kinda & The Beginning of the ATV Park

Hiking Trails
Today was our last day of slackpacking, and we started the day with a climb, which always seems to be the case. Our first climb ...
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Pinhoti Trail Day 29: Oakey Mountain

Pinhoti Trail Day 29: Oakey Mountain

Hiking 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

Hiking 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

Hiking 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)

Hiking 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

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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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Pinhoti Trail Day 22: Hiking to Heflin

Pinhoti Trail Day 22: Hiking to Heflin

Hiking Trails
We headed out today with our full packs that were full of groceries we had bought for the hostel. I didn't want to waste food, ...
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