Day 9: Jurassic Washout
Holy smokes. When we heard there was going to be rain we didn't know it would be the type from the climactic scenes from Jurassic Park....
Day 8: A Short Day Over Tray
Today we stealth camped near Wolfpen Gap. The hike was only about six miles from Unicoi Gap, and we leapfrogged a whole mess of people...
Day 7: First Zero Day
Reluctantly we took our first zero day or day of full rest. Em's knees and feet demanded that we take a break. We ate a quick hotel...
Day 6: A Short Day Back to Germany
Today, we planned on heading to town to resupply and, well, clean up again in a hotel. Why not!? We didn't actually get started until...
Day 5: A Work Week's Worth of Walking
After a night in the comfort of a bed, we peeled ourseleves out and headed to get some snacks, new socks for Em, and new insoles. The...
Day 4: Up and Over Blood Mountain
Neels Gap, according to a beautifully carved trail sign, was 11.3 miles to Neels Gap, but 10.8 according to the guidebooks. Who knows? ...
Day 3: Spacetime Dilation at Woody Gap
We have a deadline to keep with Piper & De on April 12th in the Smokies. In order to do so, we have to average 12 miles a day. Our first...
Day 2: The White Blazes... Finally.
So today was the first actual day of the Appalachian Trail. Disheartening, no! Revelry! We met our first trail angel named Mountain Squid...
Day 1: Approach Trail or Appalachian Trail+
We got a ride this morning from a guy named Alpine and his wonderful dog Aspen. He was 45 minutes late because of some crappy hikers...
It Begins
A wary attempt at flying spirit airlines for the first time confirmed the suspicions. An hour before we had to leave for the airport we...
NPCA Donation
While we are excited to hike the Appalachian Trail, we want to do something to help give back to the National Parks and environment we...
Gearing Up
Getting outfitted for all kinds of weather ♥
Full Nerd that Gear
We're not really gear junkies, but we did need to weigh everything out at some point or another so we could start making some hard cuts....