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Jan 18, 20221 min read
Day 21: April 11, 2021 (0 miles)
Fontana Village Inn - Home Best day ever - woke up at the Inn, all you can eat breakfast at the Village, truck bed hitch to the Dam, then...
Jan 13, 20221 min read
Day 20: April 10, 2021 ( 6.5 miles)
Cable Gap Shelter - Fontana Village In What a day! We started with a night hike out of the shelter at 4am, we knew a storm was coming so...
Jan 12, 20221 min read
Day 19: April 9, 2021 ( 11.7 miles)
Locust Cove Gap - Cable Gap Shelter ***I didn't take many photos on 4/9/21, so some of these photos are from different dates*** Today was...
Jan 11, 20221 min read
Day 18: April 8, 2021 (10.6 miles)
NOC - Locust Cove Gap ***I didn't take many photos on 4/8/21, so some of these photos are from different dates*** I am so proud of myself...
Jan 6, 20221 min read
Day 17: April 7, 2021 (6.7 miles)
Wesser Bald Fire Tower - NOC Today has been one of my favorite days. Between this and the Budget Inn this has been the favorite day. We...
Jan 5, 20221 min read
Day 16: April 6, 2021 (9.8 miles)
Wayah Bald Shelter - Wesser Bald Fire Tower This morning was a slow start, but once I got moving all was well. I hiked part of the...
Jan 4, 20221 min read
Day 15: April 5, 2021 (6.8 miles)
Siler Bald Shelter - Wayah Bald Shelter Today was a LOT of climbing. It was hard but honestly was a great day. We started with a climb to...
Jan 2, 20221 min read
Day 14: April 4, 2021 (4.2 miles)
Winding Stair Gap - Siler Bald Shelter ***I didn't take any photos on 4/4/21, so these photos are from different dates*** Morale was low...
Dec 26, 20211 min read
Day 13: April 3, 2021 (7.2 miles)
Long Branch Shelter - Winding Stair Gap Today isn’t really a nero, but it felt like it! The shelter at Long Branch was super nice and...
Dec 19, 20211 min read
Day 12: April 2, 2021 (8.7 miles)
Carter Gap Shelter - Long Branch Shelter Today was one of my favorite hiking days. Thankfully we all survived the single-digit temps and...
Dec 11, 20211 min read
Day 11: April 1, 2021 (8.3 miles)
Deep Gap - Carter Gap Shelter Today felt like such a long day, in the best possible way. We woke up early to catch a shuttle to the First...
Dec 11, 20211 min read
Day 10: March 31, 2021 (4 miles)
Muskrat Creek Shelter - Franklin, NC Another nero! The weather is supposed to be shit with rain and freezing temps so we made the smart...
Dec 11, 20211 min read
Day 9: March 30, 2021 (11.8 miles)
Dick’s Creek Gap - Muskrat Creek Shelter Today was hands down the hardest day yet. I felt like all we did was climb HUGE mountains. The...
Dec 11, 20211 min read
Day 8: March 29, 2021 (3.6 miles)
Deep Gap Shelter - Budget Inn Hiawassee, GA Today honestly felt like one of the best days yet! I caught myself constantly smiling and...
Dec 11, 20211 min read
Day 7: March 28, 2021 (11.7 miles)
Rocky Mountain Campsite - Deep Gap Shelter Writing this right now I am warm, dry, and happy- that is not how I felt a majority of the...
Dec 11, 20211 min read
Day 6: March 27, 2021 (11.1 miles)
Low Gap Shelter- Rocky Mountain Campsite Another great day on trail! Believe it or not, it didn't rain at all. We woke up at like 6:30 to...
Dec 7, 20211 min read
Day 5: March 26, 2021 (11.5 miles)
Neel Gap - Low Gap Shelter Today was a great day! The weather couldn't have been better and we covered a decent amount of miles and got...
Oct 25, 20211 min read
Day 4: March 25, 2021 (0 miles)
Blood Mountain Cabins
Oct 25, 20211 min read
Day 3: March 24, 2021 (15.6 miles)
Gooch Mountain Shetler-Neel's Gap
Oct 25, 20211 min read
Day 2: March 23, 2021 (8.3 miles)
Hawk Mountain Campsite-Gooch Mountain Shelter
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