Monthly Archives: March 2015

Start: Betty Gap Finish: Rock Gap Shelter Miles: 8.4 Total Miles: 106.0 Another milestone today. I made it past a hundred miles. I should probably have gotten a photo or a plaque or something to denote this momentous event, but … Continue reading →

Start: Standing Indian Shelter Finish: Betty Gap Mile: 11.3 Total Miles: 97.6 As predicted, a thunderstorm moved in just before dawn. It was pretty exciting, especially for someone from Colorado, where thunderstorms when you’re hiking are more likely to induce … Continue reading →

Start: Bly Gap Finish: Standing Indian Shelter Miles: 7.7 Total Miles: 86.3 Temperatures were under fifteen degrees this morning. Even though my bag is only rated for thirty degrees I was fairly comfortable, with a set of base layers, and … Continue reading →

Start: Dicks Creek Gap Finish: Bly Gap Miles: 9 Total Miles: 78.6 Back on the trail, again! I used the same shuttle as last time to get back out to Dicks Creek Gap and started climbing up around 8:30 am. … Continue reading →

Start: Hiawassee, GA Finish: Hiawassee, GA Miles: 0 Total Miles: 69.6 Another zero. I’d hoped I’d been making more progress at this point, but it is what it is. My body is definitely making its needs felt. I spent the … Continue reading →

Start: Tray Mountain Shelter Finish: Dicks Creek Gap Miles: 11 Total Miles: 69.6 Well, last night was pretty awful. First the rain set in early and continued through much of the night. No problem there, as I was in a … Continue reading →

Start: Unicoi Gap Finish: Tray Mountain Shelter Miles: 5.7 Total Miles: 58.6 Back on the trail after the better part of two days off. Started with climbs up and over two good sized mountains. Today, fortunately, a lot fewer rocks … Continue reading →

Start: Unicoi Gap Finish: Unicoi Gap Miles: 0 Total Miles: 52.9 Zero day! Managed, after quite a bit of searching, to find a couple of knee braces that I tried out walking around town. They seem to help substantially. I’m … Continue reading →

Start: Blue Mountain Shelter Finish: Unicoi Gap Miles: 2.4        Total Miles: 52.9 When I woke this morning and got moving, my right knee was just barking. I was concerned that continuing on with the knee as it … Continue reading →

Start: Poor Mountain Finish: Blue Mountain Shelter Miles: 10.0 Total Miles: 50.5 This was not my best day. Yesterday, I noticed my right knee was starting to bother me a bit. Today, it really began to become a problem. I … Continue reading →