Friday, 5/15 AT Miles = 18.5 / 737.1Other Miles = 0.4 / 30.3Total Miles = 18.9 / 767.4 I didn't want to hike today. It rained cats and dogs last night, and it was cloudy and warm and muggy this morning. Just lying in bed watching TV really appealed to me. But I am trying […]
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Thursday, 5/15 AT Miles = 9o.4 / 7`8.6Other Miles = 0 / 29.9Total Miles = 9.4 / 748.5 Quite a crew of thru-hikers showed up last night, and joined myself and the two Marines already at the shelter. Everybody was talking about the AYCE buffet at Pizza Hut in Daleville, and they all decided to […]
New photos here: http://picasaweb.google.com/affreeman1959/ATPearisburgVAToDalevilleVA# — ~~~~~ Allen F. Freeman allen@allenf.com www.allenf.com allenf.blogspot.com
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 […]
