Miles hiked Elevation gain (ft.) AT mile 4.00 1,499 438.5 Memorable moments from today I woke up around 8 and thought I was late. I got my stuff packed up and headed to the front of the hostel. Turns out that everyone else was cooking brunch and wanted to stay for the morning. We…

Miles hiked Elevation gain (ft.) AT mile 0 0 344.3 Memorable moments from today Everyone else in the group did 20 miles yesterday. They did the 7 miles in the morning and rolled in right before lunch time. Crocka, Lumberjack, Banquet, and Pickles and I started walking to Pizza…

Miles hiked Elevation gain (ft.) AT mile 26.56 5,505 344.3 Memorable moments from today I made a joke while leaving the shelter this morning about hiking all 27 miles to Erwin. A few miles in, I came across a trail magic that had a full breakfast. I had pancakes, bacon, eggs, and…

Miles hiked Elevation gain (ft.) AT mile 16.14 3,734 317.3 Memorable moments from today Started the day off by climbing up Big Butt Mountain. Yes, that's the actual name. A bit underwhelming at the peak. The terrain was beautiful and easy today. A nice downhill for the first 8 or…

Miles hiked Elevation gain (ft.) AT mile 15.21 4,113 301.8 Memorable moments from today There was trail magic a few miles into the day. A trail angel left cookies and brownies in a parking lot. Most importantly, there was a trash can so I could get rid of the Smirnoff bottle from…

Miles hiked Elevation gain (ft.) AT mile 11.03 3,939 285.9 Memorable moments from today We didn't end up eating two of the Mountain House meal cans. I wrote "Carry me to Katahdin" on them and put them in a hiker box at Bluff Mountain Outfitters. Probability that they get carried…

Miles hiked Elevation gain (ft.) AT mile 0 0 274.9 Today was a relaxed day in Hot Springs. It got hot early in the morning, which got me up and moving out of my tent. I took a shower at the hostel and did my laundry. Afterwards, I headed into the Dollar General in town to…

Miles hiked Elevation gain (ft.) AT mile 18.96 3,399 274.6 We started the day by boiling 48oz of water and dumping it into one of the Mountain House meal cans from yesterday. Within 10 minutes, we had a large container of eggs and bacon! We agreed to do 18 miles today to get to…

Miles hiked Elevation gain (ft.) AT mile 14.77 5,135 256.2 The cowbell letting people know that breakfast is served got me out of bed this morning. I walked over to the main house and got my breakfast chimichanga. As I ate breakfast with everyone else, we discussed whether or not…

Miles hiked Elevation gain (ft.) AT mile 11.63 1,817 241.5 It was frigid last night, but the collective body heat of a bunch of hikers crammed into a shelter like sardines kept things warm in my quilt. Our shoes and socks? Not so lucky. They were completely frozen when we woke up…