- Depart from Amicalola FallsFebruary 4, 2017It begins with the decision to place one foot in front of the other - while facing north.
Tags
- advil
- angel
- Appalachian
- battery
- bear
- bear bag
- bear box
- bears
- beer
- birds
- black
- bladder
- blister
- blue blaze
- boots
- bottle
- burger
- calorie
- cardio
- chores
- climb
- col
- cold
- compass
- cost
- critters
- dis
- distance
- dogs
- EENT
- equipment
- falls
- family
- fatigue
- first aid
- fleece
- food
- freezing
- friends
- GAIA
- gear
- GTX
- hearing
- heartrate
- hike
- hikers
- hike your own hike
- home
- hostal
- hostel
- humor
- hydration
- ice
- injuries
- insoles
- jax dad
- Katahdin
- kindness
- knee
- knees
- laundry
- logistics
- magic
- maintenance
- map
- miles
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- motel
- mud
- nutrition
- off trail
- pace
- pack
- pizza
- plan
- ponies
- quilt
- rain
- relaxing
- rest
- resupply
- return to AT
- reunions
- RICE
- ridge runner
- rocks
- schedule
- selfie
- shelter
- shin
- shower
- Skurka
- slackpacking
- sleep
- Smokies
- snack
- snow
- Springer
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- stove
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- training
- type 2 fun
- USMA
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- water
- waterproof
- weather
- wet
- White Mountains
- widow
- windy
- winter
- zero day
Why hike the AT?
In late 1973 I spent one of the most miserable nights of my life patrolling the cold woods of North Georgia just east of Springer Mountain. I have since read that while a freezing cold and wet winter night might be memorable, running from lightening bolts might be far more memorable - and hair-raising! I aim to see if that is true!
Daily Archives: August 12, 2017
Day 90 – Stratton Mountain
Start Milepost: 1625.0 Time: 07:10 End Milepost: 1640.0 Time: 15:49 Miles hiked: 15 Miles to go: 549.8 Weather: cloudy, rain Temps: 40’s°, High 70’s° Blue Side trails: Resupply: Overnight: Tent at Stratton Pond Shelter Map: Click on map pin We … Continue reading
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