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Wednesday, 5/13 AT Miles = 8.4 / 709.2Other Miles = 0 / 29.9Total Miles = 8.4 / 739.1 I purposely made it a very short day today. It was actually quite difficult. I slept an extra hour late. I took my time making breakfast. I walked slowly. I got up to McAfee Knob about 9:30, […]
So did you notice in my last entry that I have reached the 700 mile mark? Sa-weet! Only 26 more miles and I will have walked 1/3 of the trail. MonkeywrenchAllen Freemanallen@allenf.comwww.allenf.comallenf.blogspot.com
Tuesday, 5/12 AT Miles = 18.6 / 700.8Other Miles = 0.2 / 29.9Total Miles = 18.8 / 730.7 Last night was an awesome night. I had a few brief showers blow over me, then the moon came out orange through the clouds. It was so bright some of the birds even started singing! It got […]
Monday, 5/11 AT Miles = 18.5 / 682.2Other Miles = 1.0 / 29.7Total Miles = 19.5 / 711.9 Today was about contrasts. I started the day with my mood matching the weather; cold and wet. But I ended the day feeling absolutely wonderful. After hiking in a steady cold rain for hours, I managed to […]
Sunday, 5/10 AT Miles = 14.6 / 663.7Other Miles = 0 / 28.7Total Miles = 14.6 / 692.4 HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY It didn't rain last night, and the sky cleared this morning! The sun came out! It was a glorious day! Thanks, Mom! In honor of Mother's Day, I would like to note that this […]
Saturday, 5/9 AT Miles = 16.4 / 649.1Other Miles = 0 / 28.7Total Miles = 16.4 / 677.8 Water. The theme for today was water. A series of storms rolled through last night. Storms with wind and rain and lightning and thunder. Five storms came through while I was in my hammock last night. The […]
Friday, 5/8 AT Miles = 6.8 / 632.7Other Miles = 1.5 / 28.7Total Miles = 8.3 / 661.4 As usual, it rained last night. It didn't matter, though, as I was sleeping on a mattress in the loft of the hostel at Holy Family Church in Pearisburg. By the time I left there this morning […]
Thursday, 5/7 AT Miles = 0 / 625.9Other Miles = 1.7 / 27.2Total Miles = 1.7 / 653.1 A double zero. If I was going to do this I should have done it in anice little town like Damascus. But my feet chose this place to go onstrike, so it’s here that I am staying […]
Wednesday, 5/6 AT Miles = 0 / 625.9 Other Miles = 0 / 25.4 Total Miles = 0 / 651.3 I took a zero day in Pearisburg today. My left foot is really a mess. It felt okay this morning when I walked in my sandals a couple blocks down the street to get breakfast, […]
Tuesday, 5/5 AT Miles = 16.6 / 625.9Other Miles = 0.8 /25.5Total Miles = 17.4 / 651.4 Just before sunset last night the sky actually cleared up, and we weretreated to a bit of a view of the sunset. It was a sucker punch,though, as during the night the wet weather rolled back in and […]
Monday, 5/4 AT Miles = 24.0 / 609.3Other Miles = 0.5 / 24.7Total Miles = 24.5 / 634.0 It rained again last night. It was still raining when I got up at 6:30. Well, it's not the end of the world. I guess I'm getting used to being damp. I can't even pretend anything I […]
Sunday, 5/3 AT Miles = 9.2 / 585.3Other Miles =] 3 / 24.2Total iles = 12.2 / 609.5 I went to bed last night and searched for something to listen to on the radio. I was camped way down in a low gap, and I could get only two FM stations, nothing on AM, and […]
Satrurday, 5/2 AT Miles = 16.6 / 576.1Other Miles = 0 / 21.2Total Miles = 16.6 / 597.3 So, a miserable day. It had to happen sooner or later, I guess. There is no special reason why this day should have been such a negative experience, but it was. The sky stayed dry until after […]
Friday, 5/1 AT Miles = 21.2 / 559.5Other Miles = 0 / 21.2Total Miles = 21.2 / 580.7 Happy May Day! Hey, I am half way to half way! I have now hiked more than 1/4 of the miles from Springer Mtn to Katahdin. After a big breakfast at the restaurant this morning — two […]
I've mentioned Sir Richard now and again. Here's a link to one of his blog entries where he mentions some of the folks we've been hiking with lately: http://richdoestheat.blogspot.com/2009/04/wednesday-15-april-2009-bald-mountain.html MonkeywrenchAllen Freemanallen@allenf.comwww.allenf.comallenf.blogspot.com
Thursday, 4/30 AT Miles = 10.3 / 538.3Other Miles = 0 / 21.2Total Miles = 10.3 / 559.5 It rained pretty hard last night. I had hung my hammock on the side of the hill and the head end tree was upslope of the foot end tree. It is hard to get a level hang […]
Wednesday, 4/29 AT Miles = 14.3 / 528.0Other Miles = 0.2 / 21.2Total Miles = 14.5 / 549.2 I was awake early this morning and rather than cook breakfast where I was camped I packed up my gear and hiked about 2 1/2 miles to Trimpi Shelter, where I got water and cooked my breakfast. […]
Tuesday, 4/28 AT Miles = 22.7 / 513.7Other Miles = 0.2 / 21.0Total Miles = 22.9 / 534.7 FIVE HUNDRED MILES! I passed the 500 mile mark today. There's a part of me that didn't really believe I'd be able to do it, but I did! 500 miles really feels like something. I've endured fellow […]
Monday, 4/27 AT Miles = 18.6 / 491.0Other Miles = 0.5 / 20.8Total Miles = 19.1 / 511.8 A great day. Plenty of miles. Plenty of heat. Plenty of tired. But a great day. Up. Down. Up again. Climbed Mount Rogers, the highest peak in Virginia. Camped with a bunch of other hikers at a […]
A bit of the history of Nick Grindstaff's monument, some photos of which appeared in my "Day in the Life" photos the other day: http://www.hauntmastersclub.com/places/johnson_county_nick_grindstaff.html MonkeywrenchAllen Freemanallen@allenf.comwww.allenf.comallenf.blogspot.com
Sunday, 4/26 AT Miles = 9.4 / 472.4Other Miles = 0.2 / 20.3Total Miles = 9.6 / 492.7 As wonderful as being in town is, it is even better to get back out on the trail. I think I have said this before; I don't sleep well in town. I go to sleep late and […]
Friday, 4/24 AT Miles = 10.2 / 463.0Other Miles = 0 / 20.1Total Miles = 10.2 / 483.1 It was warm when I went to bed on Thursday evening, early because the gnats were bothersome, and I think it was even warmer when I woke up at 6:30 on Friday morning. A town day is […]
Okay. I’ve got caught up with my photos. I’m afraid I was ridiculously hurried so the captions are sparse. My apologies. Fontana Dam to Erwin: http://picasaweb.google.com/affreeman1959/ATFontanaDamNCToErwinTN# Erwin to Damascus: http://picasaweb.google.com/affreeman1959/ATErwinTNToDamascusVA# A Day In The Life: http://picasaweb.google.com/affreeman1959/ATADayInTheLifeOfAThruHiker# — ~~~~~ Allen F. Freeman allen@allenf.com www.allenf.com allenf.blogspot.com
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