Year: 2023

• AT 88: Halfway There

  

  Got up early at Thru It All, got out of the children’s room, got breakfast (scones and eggs/ham/mushrooms). Started the hike with a 0.8 mile roadwalk back to the trail, then onwards. Met a rattlesnake, got rattled at, went on. At noon, a thunderstorm. Waited that out on the porch of a hut, then went…

• AT 87: 10 before 12

  

  Got up very early to beat the heat. Got our first 10 miles before noon. Very exciting! To celebrate that, we did just three miles more and stayed at the Thru It All Ministries. Had a new tent there waiting for us; gonna join the Dyneema gang! Before getting there, we got some smoked meat…

• AT 86: Into Yankee Land

  

  Good weather, with showers in the afternoon. Did an extended lunch break at Penn Mar, then shortly after crossed the Mason-Dixon Line into Pennsylvania. Terrain really got rocky, the stories about PA may be true after all.

• AT 85: Out Of Cross Trails

  

  We’ll have to leave Buckeye Boy for the next few weeks. His foot is not usable yet, so he will stay at the hostel for a while. Sad times. After saying our farewells we shuttled back to Gathland and hiked on. Getting really hot and humid right now. Stopped for lunch at one of the…

• AT 84: Slowly Starting Hiking Again

  

  Quick starter hike out of Cross Trails. Slackpacked about nine miles, then back to the hostel again. Hiking without Buckeye Boy feels weird. Started at the Potomac on a nice, flat section; then up into the woods again. Ended the hike at Gathland State Park, then shuttled back with Benny.