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Therm-a-pest
Day 10, mile 97.2 of 2,192, 4.43% complete No cell service last night so yesterday’s post is being published today! We awoke to some pretty cool temperatures this morning and Stretch and I both had flat air mattresses. Mine had been losing air for a few nights and Stretch’s lost air for the first time…
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One down, thirteen to go!
Day 9, mile 85.9 of 2,192, 3.92% complete Today we crossed into North Carolina! Only 13 more states to go! We started out this morning around 8:40am and by 11:15 we had left Georgia. We were feeling great! Then North Carolina welcomed us with the toughest climb to date. It really kicked our butts. It…
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Nero day
Day 8, 73.7 miles of 2,192 miles, 3.36% complete This morning, we slept in for a bit then went off to Ingels, the local grocery store, for our resupply. We’ll be in the woods for the next three nights so we stocked up on some freeze dried dinners, dried fruit, tuna packets, tortilla wraps, breakfast…
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Week one is in the books!
Day 7, 69.2 miles of 2,192, 3.16% complete We hiked 16.7 miles today! A few years ago, I somehow managed to run 13.1 miles, but today I exceeded even that mileage. Stretch and I are both pretty tired but feeling great and very proud. It was superb weather for hiking today. The temperature ranged from…
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Tough Mudder
Day 6, 52.5 miles of 2,192, 2.39% complete We passed the 50 mile mark! Today started out perfectly. Stretch and I broke down camp and were on the trail at 7:55am. About a half hour into our hike, it started raining so we stopped and put on our rain gear. The terrain was easy and…
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Trail Names!
Day 5, mile 42.8 of 2,192, 1.95% complete Today started out with an awesome breakfast at a diner called “Hole in the wall”. We gorged on eggs, bacon, hash browns, and orange slices. We then met Suzanne, our shuttle driver, and she brought us back to Neels Gap to start our day. When we got…
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We crushed it today!
Day 4, mile 31.3 of 2,192, 1.43% complete Today was awesome. Pete and I left Wolf Pen hostel at 7:30 am and were on the trail at 7:45. It was 15 degrees and 20 mph winds, but other than cold fingers on and off, we started chewing through miles one by one. There were a…
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Sun, trail magic, and a hostel
Day 3, 20.6 of 2,192, 0.94% complete What a difference a day makes! Pete and I woke up to temps in the upper teens, broke down camp and were on the trail just after 8am. We took a quick break at Gooch Mountain shelter and started to see this bright yellow thing in the sky….finally…
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Brrrr
Day 2, mile 14.4 of 2,192, 0.65% complete Last night the rain stopped but left a dusting of ice and snow. Not sure what the temp was, but with the wind, it felt like low 20’s. This morning was my first experience putting on frozen damp clothes…yep, same ones as yesterday. My hiking shoes were…
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We’re underway!
Day 1, Mile 2.8 of 2,192, 0.13% Complete (No cell coverage on day one so this post is being published on day 2) This morning at 3:45am I woke up at the Hilton in Boston, took a quick shower and put on my hiking clothes. Dana and I said our goodbyes while shedding a few…
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