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Roan Mountain, TN to Damascus, VA | Outdoor Adventures
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Of a 2014 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker. Erwin, TN to Roan Mountain, TN. Damascus, VA to Pearisburg, VA →. Roan Mountain, TN to Damascus, VA. May 23, 2014. Day 40: The Mountain Harbour Hostel indeed has the best breakfast and has been the most hospitable. They even had goats! Day 41: I got two more blisters on my right foot this morning. They are on the other side, near my big toe. It is pretty painful to walk. Eventually I got into a rhythm though. What a beautiful day! They even let us do a load of laun...
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August | 2014 | Outdoor Adventures
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Of a 2014 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker. Monthly Archives: August 2014. Carlisle, PA to Palmerton, PA. August 16, 2014. Day 96: A short 12 miles out of Carlisle. We did some more field walking, but thankfully they took us along the treeline. We covered the flat ground quickly. During our afternoon break J-Rex appeared! She hiked with us the last two miles to camp, which was the only hill we had to climb today. Into camp early and loving it! Day 97: Last nights camp spot was awesome! We saw a HUGE black sn...
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Damascus, VA to Pearisburg, VA | Outdoor Adventures
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Of a 2014 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker. Roan Mountain, TN to Damascus, VA. Pearisburg, VA to Waynesboro, VA →. Damascus, VA to Pearisburg, VA. May 30, 2014. Day 49: We hiked 16.2 miles today. I felt good for most of it, though I got a little light-headed near the end. The views from the shelter are spectacular! We got some trail magic today in the form of soda and an extra meal to cook. We stuffed ourselves with easy mac for dinner. Day 50: We passed 500 miles today! Day 51: 19.7 trail miles today! I got...
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Pearisburg, VA to Waynesboro, VA | Outdoor Adventures
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Of a 2014 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker. Damascus, VA to Pearisburg, VA. Waynesboro, VA to Harper’s Ferry, WV →. Pearisburg, VA to Waynesboro, VA. June 15, 2014. Day 60: We did 19.7 trail miles today, but we also hiked back to the trail from the hotel in Pearisburg. We got a couple of views from the power lines and a great view at lunch. We saw a queen ant out of her nest… she was huge! We stopped in the woods for lunch and could hear an animal rummaging behind us. I also heard something rustling in t...
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Harper’s Ferry, WV to Carlisle, PA | Outdoor Adventures
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Of a 2014 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker. Waynesboro, VA to Harper’s Ferry, WV. Carlisle, PA to Palmerton, PA →. Harper’s Ferry, WV to Carlisle, PA. August 8, 2014. Day 87: We had another waffle breakfast at the Teahorse Hostel and then walked back to the trail. The trail took us through a very historic part of Harper’s Ferry, which was neat and pretty. Afterwards we crossed into Maryland! Day 89: Today was a great day! There was a concession with ice cream and soda. There was a high school reunion, a ...
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Garrison, NY to Dalton, MA | Outdoor Adventures
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Of a 2014 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker. Palmerton, PA to Garrison, NY. Dalton, MA to Manchester, VT →. Garrison, NY to Dalton, MA. July 14, 2015. We got a ridge from some workers to the campground for one free night of tenting. The mosquitoes were brutal as we set up, but it didn’t take us long. It will be nice to sleep tonight not covered in det and sweat. Tent is still a little wet. Day 119: Wow, what a nice night of sleep! That’s what a hot shower will do. I miss hot showers so much! We came upon trai...
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Dalton, MA to Manchester, VT | Outdoor Adventures
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Of a 2014 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker. Garrison, NY to Dalton, MA. Manchester, VA to Crawford Notch, New Hampshire →. Dalton, MA to Manchester, VT. July 21, 2015. We met him in the Smokies. He had to get off trail due to Lyme Disease. Back on trail, five miles to the shelter. It was mostly uphill, but it felt great on the feet! Had a fire with other hikers tonight which was nice. Loving the bear box! After the hospital, we went to Los Desperatos for dinner and they gave us food and drinks on the house!
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July | 2015 | Outdoor Adventures
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Of a 2014 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker. Monthly Archives: July 2015. Dalton, MA to Manchester, VT. July 21, 2015. We met him in the Smokies. He had to get off trail due to Lyme Disease. Back on trail, five miles to the shelter. It was mostly uphill, but it felt great on the feet! Had a fire with other hikers tonight which was nice. Loving the bear box! After the hospital, we went to Los Desperatos for dinner and they gave us food and drinks on the house! Day 134: A windy and cold morning. It rained l...
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Waynesboro, VA to Harper’s Ferry, WV | Outdoor Adventures
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Of a 2014 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker. Pearisburg, VA to Waynesboro, VA. Harper’s Ferry, WV to Carlisle, PA →. Waynesboro, VA to Harper’s Ferry, WV. June 25, 2014. We had an easy 9 miles to the shelter and saw one view. We met a super nice PATC Ridge Runner at the shelter and enjoyed a campfire with others before bed. Day 76: We finally broke 20 miles today! The terrain was great as we finally found a flat stretch in Virginia. (There is a rumor that VA is flat… it is NOT! 19 miles turned out to be prett...
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