Me: 1, Smokies: 0 Made it down to Davenport Gap at a run and pushed onto the tiny 6-house village. Ate a burger and some ice cream at “Mountain Mama’s Kuntry Kitchen” (sic). Very odd little backwater place. I filled up the whole fuel bottle for $1 and got some groceries to get me…
Month: March 2017
Flashback – AT99 – March 28
Icewater Spring. Hiked all day in wet socks and boots. Yuck. Came up over Clingman’s Dome today – nice. Also, passed the 200 mile mark, and will break the 10% (216 mile) mark tomorrow. Today was nice, I hiked solo most of the day. Got to Newfound Gap, where US 441 goes…
Flashback – AT99 – March 27
Double Spring Shelter – 16.0 miles today! Not much to write. With all the snow last night, and highs of 35-40 today, the trail turned into a mudpit. Plus, with the traffic the trail gets, it’s about 3-12″ down below the ground level, meaning that by midday it’s a stream, too. …
Flashback – AT99 – March 26
Lost my cheese. Not like in the book, I actually lost it. 14.2 to Russell Field Shelter. Got a lift back from Fontana to NC28 from the security guard there at 6am, starting off in the pouring rain. Waited in the bathroom building until dawn, then hiked over to the Dam. Somewhere…
Flashback – AT99 – March 22
(overall trip mileage is here – https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16lFn57IGeP09KnCPmpSPyt-2uYJlNwlifZUk2gV1d9k/edit?usp=sharing Wayah Bald. There’s a road and a privy up here, and some trail angel left bananas, potato chips, and Gatorade. Woo! Came up to the summit with KC, Woodcutter & QT. Took a picture, fabulous view. Allyson is up here, Sausage got a little lost. Damn it…