Random thoughts, musings and things I think are interesting…
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Getting back on the trail
Just got back from my local doc and had both an ultrasound and an MRI. They saw the same thing the urgent care doc in Tennessee saw – swelling and some light tearing in the left with the bonus of some swelling in the right as well. The prescription is the same as well: three…
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Day 16 – Derrick Knob Shelter to Gatlinburg
This is a “catch-up” post being made from home while I await my doctor’s appointment this afternoon to get a second opinion on my achilles injury and rehab. The events described in this post took place on March 31 2024. I didn’t want to roll into camp at 8:00 again, so I had set my…
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Day 15 – Birch Spring Campsite to Derrick Knob Shelter
This is a “catch-up” post being made from home while I await my doctor’s appointment this afternoon to get a second opinion on my achilles injury and rehab. The events described in this post took place on March 30 2024. So I didn’t get a chance to even capture notes or draft something at the…
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Day 17 – Gatlinburg to…home
The timing of this post is unfortunate it being April 1 and all. TBH, I wish that I was clever enough to come up with something like this. And I wish even more it was an April fools joke. I also know I skipped a few days from my last post. That has to do…
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Day 14 – Cable Gap Shelter to Birch Spring camp site
There have been days out here where nothing much happens. I wake up, pack up, walk eat, walk,filter water, walk, setup, sleep. Then there are days where almost too much happens. This was one of those days. It was a day filled with gratitude, grace and good fortune (noted a “G” below). I woke again…
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Day 13 – Locust Cove Gap to Cable Gap Shelter.
Today was nearly perfect hiking weather. The morning started cold but it warmed up to the mid 50s without much wind. I woke up about 7 and although it felt like I was flying through things, by the time in had everything packed up and had had breakfast it was still a little after 8…
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Day 12 – NOC to Locust Cove Gap
Back to the good weather today, a welcome change from yesterday’s cold and rain. I was hoping for a hot breakfast at the restaurant, but those hopes were dashed since it’s only open for lunch and dinner through the week. Score another one for the NOC 😡. Since I still needed to resupply and the…
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Day 11 – Cold Spring Gap campsite to the NOC
There are a lot of AT sayings. One of them is “no rain, no Maine”, meaning if you don’t hike in the rain you’ll never make it to Maine. I earned my badge for that today. The rain started about 3 am. And while it did pause a few times through the day, the pauses…
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Day 10 – Moore Creek Campsite to Cold Spring Gap campsite
This will be a short post. My phone and personal battery are both running low. The repeated 15+ miles days are starting to take their toll. My trail legs are holding up fine. A little stiff in the morning but nothing a little climb doesn’t work out. I’m also noticing I can get into a…