Wrapping it up... Day Seven: Annapolis Rocks Campsite to Dahlgren Backpack Campground –7.5 mi After breaking camp and taking another look from the cliff, we began the day’s hike. It was 2.3 miles of nearly all downhill to the footbridge over I-70 and we knocked that out quickly. Watching the cars fly by I couldn’t … Continue reading Appalachian Trail – Maryland (Part Two)
Picking up where I left off… Day Four: Pen Mar Road, PA to Raven Rock Shelter – 5.0 mi With the objective to complete all of Maryland over the course of the next several days, we had our shuttle driver drop us off at the trailhead on Pen Mar Road in PA, essentially 0.1-mile north … Continue reading Appalachian Trail – Maryland (Part One)
Loonie and I recently completed our AT section hike covering West Virginia and Maryland. We had planned to do the approx 20 miles of WV over three days in one week, spending the rest of that week sightseeing. The 42-mile Maryland section would be done the following week. As it turned out, it was far … Continue reading West Virginia and Maryland Appalachian Trail Sections Done!
That wraps up another AT adventure. Once again, we were blessed with great weather. Hopefully I'm not going to jinx myself here but I'm not kidding when I say that I can count on one hand the number of times that I've walked in the rain between Amicalola Falls, GA and Atkins, VA as well … Continue reading May 2019 Postscript
Pics from this trip can be found here. Now, picking up where I left off... Day One: Simmons Gap to Pinefield Hut. 2.1 mi Once Loonie arrived at Bear Garden, we grabbed dinner and spent some time catching up on events back home. She had a long drive out to meet me so we hit … Continue reading May 2019 Shenandoah – AT Trip
Here's a rundown of each day of the hike from Damascus to VA 42......all in one LONG post! You can find the complete photo album from the trip here. I'll cover mine and Loonie's trip in the Shenandoah's in the next post. Day One: Damascus, VA to Campsite near Luther Hassinger Memorial Bridge, Virginia Creeper … Continue reading May 2019 AT Section Hike – Damascus to VA 42
Deep Woods and I finished our AT section hike from Damascus, VA to Bear Garden Hiker Hostel on VA 42 a couple of weeks ago and once again it was a fantastic hike. It got a bit hot during the final couple of days and we did have to weather out a storm one evening … Continue reading Spring 2019 AT Section Hike and Shenandoah Trip
Got a call from Bear Garden Hostel informing us that 24 the mi section of trail from VA 16 (Mt Rogers NRA HQ) north to VA 42 has been closed due to an ongoing crime investigation. Its been reported that a mentally unstable individual, James Jordan (trail name "Sovereign"), who had been apprehended a few … Continue reading Pre-Trail Update
Almost go time. Just need to make a final decision on which layers and shelter I'm taking, throw it all in the pack and hit the trail. I've been watching the forecast and (fingers crossed) it looks like we may have some nice weather. I sure hope so because, with the exception of a few … Continue reading Continuing The Long, Slow Crawl to Katahdin
In just a few weeks, mine and Deep Woods' quest to take the longest amount of time ever to hike the Appalachian Trail continues! Five years as of last spring to get to Damascus, VA. I suppose we should slow down, just to make sure we reach the summit of Katahdin on our dying breaths. … Continue reading AT countdown, a stray goat and a new pack…
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