Category Archives: Appalachian Trail

We didn’t rush out of the hostel, planning to hang out most of the day. We had a late, communal breakfast with everyone (sausage, eggs, crepes, and fresh bread). After that, we all helped get some chopped logs out of … Continue reading →

Town day today, so everyone was up pre-dawn and hiking as soon it was light. We watched the sun rise over a beautiful powerline swath, and also got more great views from near Rice Shelter. We also saw a skunk … Continue reading →

We started today with a big 2000 foot climb straight out of camp. I’m definitely noticing the sunrise being later. I was rubbing my eyes for the first half hour of hiking wondering if I was going blind. Anyways, we … Continue reading →

Not a lot to say about today. We descended and climbed 3 grueling ridges and now I’m tired! There was quite a bit though of unpleasant side sloping trail and side sloping rocks, and not much to see. I did … Continue reading →

We climbed up to McAfee Knob first thing today, a famous spot for AT pictures and a pretty lookout on a jutting rocky outcrop. We got there around 7:30 and shared it with a guy and girl. The guy, dubbed … Continue reading →

Neither of us slept very well and we were hoping for good breakfast and coffee as a pick me up. We headed to Country Cookin’ for breakfast, which ended up being $7.69 AYCE (all you can eat) buffet since it’s … Continue reading →

Another day, another early start. After a bit of a climb, we spent most of the morning descending a knee crushing slope. By the time we got to the bottom, Brown’s comment was “my dogs are barking”, but in an … Continue reading →

We got going by 7, and as we left, two young guys in the shelter were up as well. We had chatted with them last night and they had said they usually start hiking by 11. I guess we inspired … Continue reading →