Day8-9 3/27-3/28

Got out of GA today and went above 5000 ft for the first time. NC welcomed US with some nice hills, day two in NC  we hit the highest mt south of the Smokeys  at 5600 ft . Tomorrow we hit 100 miles

Day 6 and 7 3/25-3/26

Today we got to the trail at about 12:30 and pushed up and over to big hills to trey mt shelter, we made the 7 miles in no time and chilled there till about 9 pm and then left for are first night hike. The sky was so clear you could see so many stars it was great, about haf way tho the night we sat down in a clearing and look at the sky for allmost an hour be for pushing on to hiawassee GA  makeing for are.first  over 20 mile day ( people done usly don't make that till mid way tho va. No big deal were jest that good) were now resting all day and doing town chours like eating and loundry and eating.

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Day 5 3/24

To day we passed the 50 mile mark  , so were in town partying and drying out last night we had some nice thunder storms  and some of the crew got wet in there tents so we found are way to Helen GA  , we have some big hills to clime , Tomorrow

Day 4 3/23

11.3 miles today ,left neel gap at about 11:30 and made it to camp by 3:45 .we've been hiking in rain the past 2 days and wen its not raining its been fogy so the views have been hiden from us, im siting iny tent drinking a beer that found its way in to some ones pack , ive been told bears hate rain so im going to use my food bag as a pillow, and on other news the wiffel ball game Is on rain delay

Day 3 3/22

Good day on the trail got to the trail.at about 9 and had my lunch straped to the top of my pack  but because of the rain I had to thow the box away at the trail head with the maranera seuse, but none the less that calzone was amazing on top of blood mt ( the highest one in GA)  about 9 miles in jest over 3 hours  most of that was up hill good thing I love up hills. The views went for miles ( on any day but today) then down hill the rest of the day to neel gap  and the 30 mile mark 

Day 2 3/21

<p>Well as day two comes to and end im siting in a bar with a beer and a big calzone, we pushed hard to make tomorrows hike a little easyer , and got a ride in to town for the night . The beer is good and food is good. Hiking with two guys from MA,

First day 3/20

Siting here at the shelter for the night got in early at about2:30 after hiking a fast 9 miles big grope here had a wiffel ball home run dirby( will worth the 6 oz the bat and ball added to the pack) going to try to put in a little over 10 miles tomaro,  LOVE THE MADNESS,  New saying im going to use because that what this is all about  till next time

Its allmost time to hike

Here i am siting at amicalola falls state park, the stepping off point for the AT. who would have ever thought that I would be this close to starting the Appalachian Trail . it has been a dream of mine sense high school. Tomorrow I start my journey  at Springer mt. I truly cant thank all the people back in MD and WV and the few in SC that have been so supportive the past years and weeks ,thank you all so much.  If I haven't sed it yet I can't wate to hike!!!

A thru hike is a monumental task when you sit down and think about it. It's almost so overwhelming that it can stop you before you even start. When that day comes when I falter and am not sure I can do the whole thing, I want to remember it's all about the 1's. 1 step, 1 mile, 1 peak, 1 day, 1 night. Just do the ones and the rest will take care of itself. It's my version of the 'journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step' - or the 'one bite at a time' elephant.

A nice walk

a hike in the rain

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