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Day 116 – GEORGIA!

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Ryley

Sasscrotch, Luke, and their 4 dogs ended up setting up their tents and leaving us alone in the 16person shelter. We felt bad for them in the morning since it rained hard on and off all night. The rain and … Continue reading →

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Day 115 – 100 miles to go!

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Ryley

We have 102.5 miles to go! Some non-trail things we’re looking forward to: Vegetables Real pillows Water out of the tap Dry clothes, socks, and shoes in the morning Electric toothbrush Ryley’s feet smelling like he showered Being able to … Continue reading →

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Day 114

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Ryley

We woke up early because it’s a town day! Since the weather continues to be crap, we had to hike with headlamps for a bit even though technically the sun was “up”. We descended for a couple hours down into … Continue reading →

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Day 113

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Ryley

Cowboy camping was, unfortunately, a complete disaster. We got nommed on by no-see-ums and some mosquitos, and Ryley asked if we could either try to set up the tent or go in the shelter. I said “no, we’re having an … Continue reading →

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Day 112 – Into North Carolina

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Ryley

Today we are officially in North Carolina. For the last week we’ve been riding the border between NC and TN, but now we’re fully into NC. We got up pre-dawn and headed out as soon as we could see, around … Continue reading →

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Day 111 – 2000 miles!

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Ryley

We stayed in the shelter long enough to confirm that we wouldn’t be seeing the sunrise. Clouds were all around so we hit the trail, 3 miles to New Found Land Gap, a busy parking lot for hikers in the … Continue reading →

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Day 110

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Ryley

The stars came out last night and we woke up to blue skies and a sunrise peeking through the trees – hurray! Another 2000ft climb to start the morning then the elevation rollercoaster finally leveled out for us! We got … Continue reading →

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Day 109 – Smoky National Park

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Ryley

Before starting today’s post we just wanted to thank everyone for reading, commenting, asking questions, and sending messages and well wishes our way! No luck on the sunrise view despite camping out in the open on a bald. Instead, we … Continue reading →

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Day 108

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Ryley

What a great sleep last night. The hostel is a winner. We headed out to breakfast and then picked up our Smokies National Park permits along with more resupply. We decided to take 5 days of food so we can … Continue reading →

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Day 107

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Ryley

We started today by climbing Firescald Knob, which came with a warning about how “exposed” it was. Only on the AT would that mean “exposed to the sun” instead of the normal “exposed to cliffs and danger of falls”. Anyways, … Continue reading →

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