by Gordon Webster | Oct 14, 2017 | 2017 Gord on the Appalachian Trail |
I have found a good daily rhythm on the AT. Making and breaking camp has become second nature, and most of the remaining daylight hours are spent walking. I am enjoying the variety in the scenery as well as the changing seasons. If I didn’t...
by Gordon Webster | Oct 12, 2017 | 2017 Gord on the Appalachian Trail |
I was grinding my way up Wayah Bald at a point where the AT crossed a small road, when a truck stopped and an older gentleman got out. We chatted for a few minutes and he revealed that he was looking for seeds on the wild rhododendrons and azaleas. He was...
by Gordon Webster | Oct 11, 2017 | 2017 Gord on the Appalachian Trail |
The idyllic, summer like weather that we had been enjoying has been replaced by the wind and rain of the former Hurricane Nate. It came ashore in Louisiana yesterday and its core should pass west of us this evening.After two nights at the Top of Georgia Hostel...
by Gordon Webster | Oct 11, 2017 | 2017 Gord on the Appalachian Trail |
Hikers who attempt to hike the entire AT in a continuous outing are known as “through hikers”. Walkers who are only doing a portion of the trail are called “section hikers”. Hikers are further distinguished by whether they are...
by Gordon Webster | Oct 7, 2017 | 2017 Gord on the Appalachian Trail |
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 a convenient place to do this, as the Top of Georgia Hikers’ Hostel is located only half a mile from where the AT crosses a...
