Author Archives: Michael Waring

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 →

Start: Neels Gap Finish: Poor Mountain Miles: 8.8.      Total miles: 40.5 My first day on my own. Mary dropped me off at Neels Gap at mid-morning, and the weather was promising a nice day, albeit mostly overcast. After … Continue reading →

Start: Woody Gap Finish: Neels Gap Miles: 10.9       Total Miles: 31.7 Well, it didn’t rain today, that is if you don’t count the drizzle that started up about a mile before the end of the hike, which … Continue reading →

Start: Hightower Gap Finish: Woody Gap Miles: 12.2       Total Miles: 20.8 Much groaning and moaning was heard this morning when someone, a certain thru-hiker wannabe, tried to get out of bed. Everything hurts today. And it’s raining. … Continue reading →

Start: Springer Mountain Finish: Hightower Gap Miles: 8.6      Total Miles: 8.6 Mary drove me to the parking lot a mile below the summit of Springer Mountain, the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, to start off my thru … Continue reading →