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List of Appalachian Trail Hostels, Hotels, Business & Area Closures (and ReOpens) due to Coronavirus

Appalachian Trail Closures (and RE-Openings) due to Covid-19
I am keeping an ongoing list of Appalachian Trail Hostel, Hotel, Business, & Area closures due to the Coronavirus along with those that have reopened. NOTICE: The list that keeps coming in is crazy and I am working almost non-stop to verify and add closures or update the closures to ...
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My Plans for 2021 – Will I return to the Appalachian Trail?

Nutty Hiker's plans for 2021
What are my plans for 2021? I have been getting a ton of emails asking that exact question and if I will be returning to the Appalachian Trail. I figure it is about time that I post a video and blog post to answer that question. If you would rather ...
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Turn Your Step Count into Appalachian Trail Mileage – Virtually

Turn Your Step Count into Appalachian Trail Mileage - Virtually
Walk The Distance is an app available for iPhone's through the app store and will turn your step count into virtual mileage along the Appalachian Trail. So you may think, "so what? It tells me I have gone 5 miles on the AT?". It does more than that y'all! You ...
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Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike | COVID-19 Puts my Hike on Hold

Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike | COVID-19 Puts my Hike on Hold
It's day 29 (March 18th) since I started my thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail and a little over 2 weeks since I left the trail due to a death. The United States has lost its mind. People are hoarding toilet paper due to a new respiratory virus (COVID-19 aka Coronavirus) ...
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Day 11-13: Appalachian Trail Thru Hike | Off Trail for A Couple of Weeks

Dana Peak Park
Day 11-27 since my thru-hike started was spent mostly in a blur of sorts. I know I had a lot of followers worried and I am sorry about that! I will be back on the trail though =) My knee and ankle are fine. I spent Day 11 & 12 ...
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REI

How to Address Packages to an Appalachian Trail Thru Hiker

How to address packages sent to an Appalachian Trail thru hiker
How to address packages to an Appalachian Trail thru-hiker. If you are looking to have resupply boxes mailed to you or if your family and friends want to send you a care package of goodies while on the trail, you may wonder how to exactly do it! I know I ...
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Hiawassee, Georgia | Appalachian Trail Series

Hiawassee, Georgia | Appalachian Trail Series
Hiawassee, Georgia is a popular step off point on the Appalachian Trail for resupply and rest. But, what does Hiawassee offer to hikers that make it so popular? Hotels in Hiawassee Holiday Inn Express - I personally highly recommend staying here. The staff is super friendly. The rooms are affordable ...
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Day 9 & 10: Appalachian Trail Thru Hike | Zero & Hogpen Gap to Unicoi Gap

Day 9 & 10: Appalachian Trail Thru Hike | Zero & Hogpen Gap to Unicoi Gap
Day 9 was a zero-day for me as I try and get my head back in the game and dodge the frigid cold temperatures of the day (windchill made it feel like single digits). I used this time to make a video reflecting on what I was feeling. I feel ...
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Day 8: Appalachian Trail Thru Hike | Baggs Creek Gap to Hogpen Gap

Day 8: Appalachian Trail Thru Hike | Baggs Creek Gap to Hogpen Gap
Day 8 started with me waking up to a wet sleeping bag (quilt). Well, my toebox was drenched. It took me a while to figure out what happened. Apparently in all my tossing and turning last night and the fact that the inside tent was falling, it caused the floating ...
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Day 7: Appalachian Trail Thru Hike | Neel Gap to Baggs Creek Gap

Day 7: Appalachian Trail Thru Hike | Neel Gap to Baggs Creek Gap
Day 7 started out with a late checkout from the hotel. We got a ride to Neel Gap from our shuttle driver Splitter. After a quick drop off of un-needed food in the hiker box, we got our rain gear on and headed to the trail which goes through the ...
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Gear Trade

Day 6: Appalachian Trail Thru Hike | Our First Zero

Day 6: Appalachian Trail Thru Hike | Our First Zero
Day 6 is our first zero of the hike! Today we spent time doing laundry and resupplying. The coolest part was meeting Shiitake and her husband Spruce Lee; both Trail Angles that thru hiked the trail the previous year. =) They live right there in Blairsville and took us to ...
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Day 5: Appalachian Trail Thru Hike | Blood Mountain

Day 5: Appalachian Trail Thru Hike | Blood Mountain
Day 5 was an amazing day! We left Jarrad Gap to head towards Neel Gap (and climb Blood Mountain) on time. It was sunny but cold. Perfect for climbing a mountain. The climb up Blood Mountain was not nearly as bad as everyone said it would be. Sure it wasn't ...
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Day 4: Appalachian Trail Thru Hike | Gooch Mtn Shelter to Jarrad Gap

Day 4 Appalachian Trail
Day 4 started out early with frost on the inside of my rain fly and was our longest day yet! But what a beautiful day full of sunshine, even if it was cold. We finally got some amazing views which made the climbs so worth it. My left knee started ...
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Day 3: Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike | Cooper Gap to Gooch Mtn Shelter

Day 3: Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike | Cooper Gap to Gooch Mtn Shelter
We decided to check out of the hotel at check out time instead of early to get our money's worth =) Day 3 was going to be a nero. While we did lose one Tramily member, we picked up another (Matthew) for a couple of days. The hike to Gooch ...
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Day 2: Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike

Day 2: Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike
Day 2 of my Appalachian Trail thru-hike started off wet and cold. The plan was to make to Gooch Mountain Shelter before the snow started (that also seemed to be everyone else's plan as well). Unfortunately, that did not happen. Not too many views on Day 2 due to the ...
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