21.3 miles total today. I left Neels Gap at about 1:30. I saw no one else on the trail today, that stinks. Anywho, now for the day’s notes. I got up and on the trail at about 7am. It was easier going than I thought it would be, probably because I was well rested....
Day 2.5 Feb 22 – Neels Gap – 34.735334, -83.91778
Well I made it to Neels Gap a fair bit later than I hoped, 11:30. The good news is that Alleycat and Juniper did come through yesterday and headed out to Whitley Gap, about 6 miles north and 1.2 miles off the trail. I expect they’re making for the Blue Mountain Shelter today so...
Day 2, Feb. 21 -Big Cedar Mountain- 34.68742, -83.99412
19 miles today. OK, I have one question to the people who make and maintain trails here, HAVE YOU PEOPLE EVER HEARD THE WORD “SWITCHBACKS”? I mean, really people. The trails here are just meant to torchure the hikers, I swear. It’s like they’re saying, “All right hikers, go hike straight up that hill/mountain,...
Day 1 Feb 20 -Stover Creek Shelter- 34.64874,-84.20028
11.3 miles today. I landed in Atlanta at 11:45pm last night and Sly picked me up outside. We stayed at his sister’s place and left at about 8:30am. We made it to Amicalola State Park at about 11:00am and I was on the trail by 11:30. They weather wasn’t the best ever. There was...
Days Closer
I’ve got all my travel plans figured out finally. Now I just have to somehow come up with the patience to wait for a week, weird....
Getting My Gear Ready
I just received my new sleeping bag. It’s AWESOME. At 1lb 13.5 oz for a 20 degree bag, I’m amazed with it. I’ve put all my gear together and my base pack weight is 13 pounds. I’m loving this.It’s so much better than the 45 pounds I started with on the CDT in June...
Almost There
I just bought my new Feathered Friends Hummingbird sleeping bag and my plane ticket to Atlanta. I’m so ready to be out of here in two weeks....