As soon as the rooster started to crow, I was up. Packing my bag by headlamp, I moved around quietly to not wake up the bunk house. I wa Ted to be ready and to get out as soon as possible. After the night I had before, I wanted out and back on the trail. … Continue reading Hot Springs the oasis of the south
I didn't sleep a wink, I'm not surest was due to the full belly or just being uncomfortable. Kevin had taken to hand washing the laundry so all of our clothes were drying over the night. I tossed and turned throughout the entire night, I even took to trying different beds for comfort. To make … Continue reading To slack pack or not to slack pack
Waking up early was hard for me, every so often someone or something would thump in the night and I'd snap awake. When the sun came up around six I was not ready to get up. I tried my hardest to go back to sleep but to no avail. This was the last day in … Continue reading Miracle Mile
Waking up at Pecks Corner shelter we did what we always do, ma de breakfast,broke camp and set up for the day. The day was suppose to be a shorter day then before, just 13 miles to Cosby Nob. After talking with the ridge runner I remembered we would be mostly on the ridge line … Continue reading View after view
Waking up at Mt Collins Shelter or should I say getting up was easy, for some reason I didn't sleep well. I had been up since five and had fought to go back to sleep. The general consensus from everyone else was the same thing. Not many people slept well. I spent the morning writing … Continue reading Liquid Shale Trail
I woke up many times throughout the night, my IT band had been cramping on and off making it nearly impossible to get comfortable. Kevin and I both had reasons to go into town, yet he didn't fully realize his needs yet. I wondered how could I get him to understand that he would not … Continue reading A Truly Blessed Day
Waking up from no excitement in the night was very refreshing. Getting a full nights sleep was definitely needed and wanted. We, Kevin and I, hiked out alone, leaving Derricks Nob. Hiking uphill was in store again for us, we had planned on doing 15 miles. The mountains were finally clear and warm again, the … Continue reading A Hard Easy Day
Sleep didn't come quickly for me after our "bear attack", each time the wind blew I would wake up and look around. The winds whipped and blew fiercely knocking trees over and felling branches. In the middle of the night there was an earth shaking thud, you could feel the shelter shake a bit as … Continue reading It’s my mountain
We took a zero day at the fontana inn and shelter beforeourtrek to the smokeys. Hanging out with the other hikers we chatted, relaxed by playing cards, and reorganizing our gear. It was nice to have a such a large warm fire to sit next to. It was a long day up from Fontana Dam … Continue reading The Bear and The Attack
Waking up in my own tent was nice for a change, the peace and solitude are needed every so often. It was still very early so I caught up on the blog and I'll ed around till everyone else woke up. I could hear Dandy rustling around and I knew he was up. We have … Continue reading Ninjas, Dam Kids, and Serenity
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