Welcome to a simple log of our 2015 Appalachian Trail thru-hike. We went somewhat light, fast and stoveless. Here are a few photos of what we wore, brought, ate and used, along a some details about natural history, colorful memories or other details.
Thru-hiking is a wild beast of its own, with so many ins, outs and what-have-yous. We finished the AT in 137 days, making the most of every minute. Something to that effect.
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Mt. Katahdin
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Pond swimming I
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Pond swimming II
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Mt. Katahdin in the distance
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Dang, I lost some weight. Wine wednesdays.
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Snack time.
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Fording a creek.
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Glug, glug, glug.
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Stretching. The trail made me powerful stiff every morning.
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A pond in Maine.
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Fetal Position.
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Night hiking, break.
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Monson. Loaner threads.
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The famous aquatic white blaze
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Crossing the Kennebec river
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Mahoosic Notch.
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Maine boardwalk.
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Blueberries, Maine.
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Maine rocks
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Moose!
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Mt. Washington Summit.
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Meh…
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Whites cabin croo. Fraternizing.
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Outside of Lincoln, NH.
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We got flooded…
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Northeast boardwalk…
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Mt. Moosilauke, way down. Brutal.
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The Icecream man
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Hanover, NH.
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VT/NH
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Shelter Life, stoned.
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Hiker’s breakfast, another version.
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Hiker hunger, Vermont.
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Heady toppers!!!
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Perfect dinner.
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Vermont.
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Retired Shoes II
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Shelter life – rolling out
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Crossing the Hudson
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Bear Mountain Bridge
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New York, USA
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Tenting, New York
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Hiker Trash/Laying with another man
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Unionville, NY
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Boardwalks, New Jersey
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Delaware Water Gap
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PA Rocks
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Lehigh Gap
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Jurek.
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Duncannon, PA
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PA Walking
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PA views
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Actual half-way point
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Mason/Dixon
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Hiker hunger, Harper’s Ferry edition
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At the ATC
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Obligatory
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Hiker’s breakfast
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Dragon’s Tooth
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Feeding a deert.
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Macaffee Knob
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Shanandoahs – exhausted
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The Shanandoahs
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Foote Bridge
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Care package
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Fog.
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Shelter Life – batting
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Shelter life – road soda
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New shoes, white blaze
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A typical meal
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West, by god, Virginia
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Virginia Blues
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Hiker hunger, Chinese buffet
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Shelter life
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Zero day, hotel, beers.
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Retired shoes I
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Pickup hitch
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500 miles in!
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Ponies
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Grayson Highlands
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Entering Virginia
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Mountaineer Shelter
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Frozen oil.
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Tennessee Cold Roan Mt
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Hampton Tennessee
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Tennessee Warm
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Near Max Patch
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2000 miles to go!
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Foggy Smokies
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Foggy smokies
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Fontana Dam
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NOC
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A Hundred Miles In
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Rhodies
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Rollin’
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Rocky top
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Drinking Oil
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GA NC Border
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Tent in Georgia
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The Entire Thing
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Springer Mountain