Year: 2023

• AT 39: Zero Day

  

  Lazy day. Hitchhiked to Food City to resupply, treated our clothes with Permethrin, cooked fancy dinner.

• AT 38: Trail Days, Day 2

  

  Back to Damascus for more Trail Days. Dropped off my backpack at the Osprey repair booth to fix my ripped side pocket mesh and take in the hip belt, because it’s gotten a lot looser in the last weeks. Started to work on the loose hipbelt problem from another angle: by stuffing our faces. Ate…

• AT 37: Trail Days, Day 1

  

  Short day to the next road crossing at mile 420. Rhododendron bushes will bloom soon. At the road we got off trail and shuttled into Damascus/Warrens place. Good weather, many known faces in Damascus. A lot of great food and goodies there, and gear companies galore. Saw Heather Anderson there. Won a Granite Gear fanny…

• AT 36: 400 Miles, Waterfalls

  

  Got an excellent breakfast at The Station; pancake, potatoes, bacon, scone, gravy, coffee. Got a short shuttle drive from Dave back to trail. Planned a lot of miles, but with small elevation changes today. Passed the 400 mile marker early in the day. Many waterfalls on the way, followed the Elk River for a short…

• AT 35: Roan Highland Balds

  

  Started the day by divvying up the remainders of the trail magic, then headed out into the cold. Weather was primarily consisting of a cloud we walked in for the first hours. The first bald we crossed with zero visibility and horizontal rain/mist/fog. Clouds started to come undone a little bit, which gave way to…