Hiawassee, Georgia
After 7 days on the trail we were running low on food and needed to go into town to reprovision yesterday. Dick's Creek Gap is ... Read More
Blue Mountain Shelter to Tray Mountain Shelter
There are liberal numbers of shelters available along the AT. We typically pass one or two of them each day. They date to all periods ... Read More
Rattler
Bruce was the lead hiker early this afternoon as we crossed a sunny, dry ridge. Suddenly he lurched backwards saying "Whoa" and pointed at the ... Read More
Progress is slow
We were only able to cover 10 miles today, even though we started at 9 am and walked until after 4 pm. The miles are ... Read More
Into the Woods
Bruce and I are a day and a half into our walk in the woods. Bruce's brother picked us up at the airport in Chattanooga, ... Read More
Gord Heads to the Appalachian Trail
Ruth: Today I dropped Gord at the ferry to head off on an adventure - gulp - without me. A very rare thing for the ... Read More