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Continuing the AT – Day Hike Unicoi Gap to Tray Gap
It’s been a few months of inconsistent training and hiking exacerbated by work travel and Hurricane Helene. Last night, we decided to make an effort to at least do a day hike of the next section of the AT where we left off. So this morning at 5am we got up and drive almost 3…
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Hurricane Helene – Local Fundraising
Helene has decimated our local communities surrounding Asheville including the mountain towns of Marshall and Hot Springs that we as a family frequent and love. Our communities are hurting and it will take years to rebuild. Many friends and family have asked about how they can help especially if they’re not local to this area.…
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Weekend Hike – Mt Mitchell Loop
Alltrails, you’re such a liar ! 😂 We had time for an afternoon hike today and picked this supposedly 5.9 mile, 3 hour hike and by the time we were done, it was more like 7 miles and more like 4 hours thanks to the tricky terrain. It was a very fun hike, though. Lots…
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Days 6-7 Bears Galore.
We are done a little early from our planned itinerary for #Life reasons but wow what an amazing trip. After leaving Mountain Crossing we dispersed camped a couple of nights and also hit some gnarly hills including Blue Mountain. I mentioned the creepy abandoned tent. That night, we had some bear visitors. Nothing like waking…
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Days 4-5 Zero Day and Reaching Mountain Crossings
On Day 4, we got picked up at Jarrard Gap to stay at Suches Wilderness Ranch for a resupply and Zero. My feet really needed the rest day. This place was a camper with a nice deck and outdoor shower. We spent our Zero Day replenishing calories (i.e. stuffing our faces) and resting our feet.…
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Days 2 and 3 – Hawk Mountain Shelter to Jarrard Gap
We are currently taking a zero day at a fantastic little place in Suches, GA after 3 days on the trail. Our total mileage is around 26.3 miles not counting all the side quests off trail for water sources and shelters. Michael has shoes that are half a size too small so he switched to…