Browsing Posts published in June, 2009

Wednesday, 6/10 AT Miles = 15.2 / 974.8Other Miles = 0.2 / 36.0Total Miles = 1009.8 Hey look, I've hiked over 1000 miles! That's not 1000 AT miles yet, though. I should reach that milestone sometime on Friday. The tendon in my left ankle is still very tender. The only way I could hike was […]

Zero Day in Front Royal

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Tuesday, 6/9 AT Miles = 0 / 959.6Other Miles = 0 / 35.8Total Miles = 0 / 994.4 When I got up this morning it was raining, which made it very easy todecide to stay here today and kick back instead of slogging throughthe rain and mud out in the woods. It did clear up […]

New Photos

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I forgot to mention that new photos are up: http://picasaweb.google.com/affreeman1959/ATWaynesboroVAToFrontRoyalVA# — ~~~~~ Allen F. Freeman allen@allenf.com www.allenf.com allenf.blogspot.com

Monday, 6/8 AT Miles = 8.5 / 959.6Other Miles = 0 / 35.8Total Miles = 8.5 / 994.4 As predicted, it was a sweaty and sticky night last night. I didn’tsleep very well, yet at the same time sunrise seemed to come awfullyfast. I was up and out PDQ, especially since I had eaten the […]

A Request

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A request to all my fellow Abbey fans out there: I'd really like to get a paperback copy of Monkey Wrench Gang to readwhile hiking. When I was home a couple of weeks ago I checked my localused book store, but alas, no joy. If somebody out there has a copythey would be willing to […]

Sunday, 6/7 AT Miles = 18.0 / 951.1Other Miles = 0.4 / 35.8Total Miles = 18.4 / 985.9 Today was another easy day, more or less. I was camped with a bunch ofpeople at Pass Mountain Hut including Gator, Slag Line, Couscous,Hulk, and Bookworm. We all decided that we would hike the 7 miles toElkwallow […]

MonkeywrenchAllen Freemanallen@allenf.comwww.allenf.comallenf.blogspot.com

Saturday, 6/6 AT Miles = 15.3 / 933.1Other Miles = 0.8 / 35.4Total Miles = 16.1 / 967.5 What a nice day! I even saw a bear while eating breakfast in the dining room at Skyland. The bear was just outside the window. The waitress told me that yesterday morning a bear took a fawn […]

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It is DSaturday morning and I am sitting in front of the fireplace at Skyland Lodge. The place I camped last night is only abolut 4 miles south of here, so I walked here this morning and had breakfast in the dining room. I had not intended to come here, but last night Midnight, the […]

Friday, 6/5 AT Miles = 3.7 / 917.8Other Miles = 0.4 / 34.6Total Miles = 4.1 / 951.4 I seem to have developed a strange relationship with the comforts of modern life. Living in the hot, sticky, dirty, wet world of the trail, after a while I fantasize about the comfort of a hot shower […]

Thursday, 6/4 AT Miles = 11.8 / 914.1Other Miles = 0.5 / 34.2Total Miles = 12.3 / 947.3 I did indeed get hit with a thunderstorm yesterday afternoon. I was sitting at the picnic area after eating dinner reading the New York Times on my cell phone (I just love technology!), and finally I looked […]

Yee-Haw!

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Wild thunderstorm right now. Quite the thrill ride! I am snug and dry in my hammock. MonkeywrenchAllen Freemanallen@allenf.comwww.allenf.comallenf.blogspot.com

Tuesday 6/3 & Wednesday 6/4 Tuesday:AT Miles = 21.5 / 881.0Other Miles = 1.7 / 33.1Total Miles = 23.2 / 914.1 Wednesday:AT Miles = 21.3 / 902.3Other Miles = 0.6 / 33.7Total Miles = 21.9 / 935.0 Sorry for doing the double entry thing to you again. I was really tired last night and the […]

Sunset Over Shenandoah

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How I ended my day. Tired tonight. More tomorrow. MonkeywrenchAllen Freemanallen@allenf.comwww.allenf.comallenf.blogspot.com

Sunday 5/31, Monday 6/1 Sunday:AT Miles = 11.1 / 845.0Other Miles = 0 / 31.1Total Miles = 11.1 / 876.1 Monday:AT Miles = 14.5 / 859.5Other Miles = 0.3 / 31.4Total Miles = 14.8 / 890.9 Sorry for combining two days together. It is Monday afternoon now and I am sitting at the picnic table […]