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AT – GA Day 9 Blue Mountain Shelter to Unicoi Gap 6/8/13

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~2.5 miles, staying at Google’s cabin ***** A beautiful sunrise at Blue Mountain…no fog!  Hiked down to Unicoi in just over an hour.  Google’s father-in-law came to pick us up.  He is such a well put together southern man I don’t know what he thought of us sticky girls getting into his nice car!!! The […]

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AT – GA Day 8 Low Gap to Blue Mountain Shelter 6/7/13

Blue Mountain Shelter, ~7 miles, shelter

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Last night was good times at Low Gap!  Natalie Walters and her dad Jeffrey, Bruce, Dances with Mice and his Grandpa, Mike, Art from Illinois.  Got up early as usual!  The trail today was relatively easy except the last rock jumble just before Blue Mountain shelter.  It is nice to know if I ever have to hike 11.5 miles that I can …but not too interested in doing that again any time soon!

Lots of flies at the Blue Mountain shelter.  There is a young woman here who seems very inexperienced.  She had been hiking with a partner, but he went home so she decided to keep going alone.  Maybe a breakup?

The sun is out but it might rain later so I am in the shelter.  48.5 miles so far!!!

It is now raining again and let me tell you how pleased I was to find NO ROOF on the privy.  Just delighted.  Having the big red poncho helps greatly in this type of situation.  I also noticed I forgot to put my chapstick in the bear vault…if there is a lull in the action maybe I will take it out there…or offer someone a $1 to do it for me…

Tomorrow we will hike ~2.5 miles to Unicoi, then go to Google’s cabin to spend Saturday night.  We will meet Low Rider on Sunday to resupply.  It is still raining.  Now the fog is rolling in, it is really quite beautiful.

I am in my sleeping bag keeping warm!

Things I have learned about hiking:  1) don’t need underwear, 2) pack more variety in food, 3) any chance of rain-sleep in the shelter, 4) shelters are great places to meet other hikers

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AT – GA Day 5 Lance Creek to Slaughter Creek Campsite 6/4/13

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Slaughter Creek Campsite, ~4.2 miles, Tenting ***** Morning at  Lance Creek Slept late…NICE!!  Only going 4.2 miles today…EXCELLENT since my body is sore from falling twice yesterday.  We all had a great time last night, I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time!  Jules had to hook her hammock up to a tree that […]

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AT – GA Day 2 Springer Mtn to Hawk Mtn Shelter June 1, 2013

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Hawk Mountain Shelter, ~7.8 miles, tenting Springer Mountain Morning: Sitting in my tent.  The mountain is very foggy this morning.  I am listening to the morning birds sing as I slowly make the transition to morning.  It is slowly brightening and the winds have died down.  chirp chirp chirp chirp! Hawk Mountain evening: The day […]

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AT – GA Day 1 Springer Mountain May 31, 2013

Hiked 0.9 miles to Springer Mountain, Tenting

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Today started with a buffet breakfast at the Quality Inn (Hillsville, VA)! Took me another 5 hours to get to Buford, Georgia. Jules and Dennice picked me up and after getting lunch at Subway we headed to Springer Mountain. I was so excited to put on my pack after meeting Fran, Donna, and Debbie! The walk up to the Springer summit and the beginning of the Appalachian trail was a quick and easy 0.9 miles. Beautiful views!

Two southbounders, Frogman 1and Frogman 1.1, completed their through hike while we were at the summit! Frogman 1 said he was in shock!!

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We came down from the summit, set up our tents and ate dinner. I had half of a sub left from lunch. Tomorrow morning I will have to cook! There are a lot of people at the shelter tonight (it’s Friday…go figure). They had a nice fire going and all were drinking…they seem alright though. I am pretty tired from all the driving so I am in my bag ready to sleep! Nice and breezy tonight! Suppose to be rainy on Sunday.

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AT – GA Trip Prep

I have everything staged.  Tomorrow morning I will pack, pick up my rental and drive half the distance to Springer.  Friday I will be up early to drive the second half of the trip.  My fellow dames are meeting me in Georgia!  So excited!