Leaving our little oasis at the NOC was a bit depressing. Really and truly it was hard to leave for me. We had a secluded camp right off the river with a fire put and just our group of friends. Just a quarter mile from the NOC area, we were camped on this little island … Continue reading Feeling Lethargic and Sad
We had heard that if you were an AT hiker you could white water raft for free. This was the only thought I had waking up on Saturday. I sat in my tent catching up on blog posts for a while waiting for the gear store to open. We need to resupply and get a … Continue reading Rolling Thunder
Waking up in the cold was a bit hard for me,it was perfect sleeping weather. That kind of old where you are so warm and toasty inside your bag but you're breathing that crisp cold air. It's almost like you want to hibernate. It was that kind of morning for us. Kevin had already gotten … Continue reading To the NOC
We had a late start leaving the hotel in the morning. Taking the 11 o'clock shuttle we hiked out from winding stair heading north. Refreshed from the very wonderful trail magic we recieved at our drop-off. There was a wonderful woman there dropping off a hiker couple, saying goods bye to them, she gave us … Continue reading Missed Opportunities
Hiking out, we were in a great mood from our spring slumber. Togo had already left and most of the camp had gone too. Chatting, joking, fighting, we hiked away, climbing 500 feet in elevation unnoticed in the thick vegetation. You could tell we were on a ridge line but the thick rhododendrons hid anything … Continue reading Mile Highs, Mile Lows,and The Great Britain
It was a short day for us, all we had to do was to climb Standing Indian Mountain and head to the shelter we would have hit other day. 8.5 miles to Carter Gap Shelter from Deep Gap with just a mountain in between us, easy day. The four of us headed out each at … Continue reading Standing Indian Mountain 5500 ft above the world
With the bad weather impending it became quite apparent wet weren't the only ones that got off the trail. Upon checking in at the Sapphire Inn, wet quickly noticed some of our friends that had taken the same opportune moment to escape as well. Sharing stories and talking we caught up on each others past … Continue reading The hero of zero day
I awoke to the sound of heavy rain, checking my watch I knew it was early, at 4 am. It didn't take long to fall back asleep from the previous days climb. Awaking again at 6:30 I packed up all the things in my tent into my bag and headed for the shelter. There I … Continue reading Flash Flood
We awoke early in the hostel. Refreshed from our miserable day before. We ate breakfast and stretched. Apparently someone in the night or evening went through our bags and stole food and other items. My knife, drink mixes, snacks, candy and possible some cash went missing, all of this was discovered throughout the day unfortunately. … Continue reading Thieves and murders
The day started off in a monumental way, gear resupplied, full bellies, and sun. We caught the shuttle back to Addis gap and this is when our day started do take its turn into the adventure we had. Just a few hundred yards up the service road, a tree had fallen across the road and … Continue reading Two brothers, a friend, and the bear
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