Day 23: Into the Clouds
We started out early enough. It's hard not to when camping near a shelter given the symphony of zippers that starts near dawn. Though,...
Day 22: Deleted but Not Forgotten
To follow up on bear bags, the PCT method is super clever. Since explaining it with words would be confusing, Google it! Master Splinter...
Day 21:Â Humongous Damns, I mean Dams
One of the new things we wanted to try on this leg of the journey is not cooking for our breakfast (we ate meat sticks and cheese). At...
Day 20: Goodbye Merrills, Hello Dino Shoes!
As always, getting stuff together was a little crazy. However, we didn't need too much in terms of food due to the lovely Pam Robbins. We...
Day 19: Moonshine With the Sunshine
Today was a full day of hanging with these beautiful friends. It was at least as stupendous as we had hoped. Knowing we would see De and...
Day 18: A Professor, Glitter Rocks, Gatlinburg, and Best Friends
Since we did make it to Stecoah Gap the night before, there was nothing for us to do before our meet up with De and Piper than to relax....
Day 17: Alarm Clock Bird
Last night, which was already late due to the night hike, was also the night of the alarm clock Bird. We are convinced the bird, whose...
Day 16: Long Day Hike, Cheeky Night Hike
We weren't exactly stopping in town, but we were excited to make it to the Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) which has a number of services,...
Day 15: Why Ya Bald?
The only real goal for the day was to hit twelve miles or so and make it over Wayah Bald (get the title! It's funny and from a strange...
Day 14: Last Minute Wal-Mart, Stealth Camp and Nap at Panther Gap
It's been two weeks! Time for a reminder to donate to our NPCA gofundme campaign: https://www.gofundme.com/long-walk-npca The parks have...
Day 13: When a Zero Needs a Zero
The thing about zeros is that they are never zeros. By the time you do your laundry, resupply, take (a few) showers, clean and dry your...
Day 12: The Frozen North... Carolina
We woke up to sleet hitting our tent, then hail and then snow. Snow! Needless to say it was a struggle to get going today. But given the...
Day 11: Second Thunder Storm
We decided that pushing for Newfound Gap in the Smokes (mile 206) by April 12th would be too crazy. That would be 15 mile days until...
Day 10: Breaking State Boundaries
After getting washed out and hearing that the following day was also supposed to be heavy rain, we had a lot to get done. Tyler ran a...
Emergency Post!
Our phone's screen died (currently posting from Grant's phone) so there will be a further post delay until April 12th when we get to a...