Gambit McCrae
12-05-2018, 20:15
If we are going to go the favorite section route then
Roan Highlands 7 trips
Grayson Highlands 6 trips
Fontana to Davenport 2 trips
If we go the actual favorite trip route - I find that the longer the trip is the more I enjoy it. I cant pick 1 but...to me its been more of the experiences than the landscape that makes a trip grand.
Salisbury, CT to Little Gap, PA - 235 miles - My longest trip and 1 that just felt like my grand adventure. I didn't have anxiety and did what I wanted with little to no reservations. If I wanted to strip down and jump in nuclear lake, NY then I did! I didn't want to come home. It felt like summer camp.
Goose Pond, Mass to Hanover, NH - 205 miles - This was a good trip but felt more like a death march than the previous year's 2 week trip. I did the first week solo and my mental game had 1 little hiccup that kind of made me anxious until my buddy met me for week 2.
Little Gap, PA to Duncannon, PA - 115 miles - This was the last 115 miles I had to complete south of Hanover, NH. I was solely on a mission to get thru the rocks and as I scrambled everyday they seem to disappear in my brain. Nothing was going to keep me from getting to Duncannon. I under packed and shivered every night of the trip - I didn't care, when I came out of pa325 and got back on the ridge I thought "That's it, that's the last "up" in the southernmost 12 states. I celebrated the completion of my 12th state at the infamous, and luxurious Doyle with Pat and Vicky. Even getting to play Pat in a game of pool as we both fancy ourselves as pool players. This trip was bitter sweet, but not my favorite.
Harpers Ferry, WV to Bootens Gap, SNP - 105 miles - This was my first week long hike, lots to learn and lots of first times on this trip. It was also a week of mostly solid rain and I learned a lot about myself that week.
Pen Mar, PA to Duncannon, PA - 82.7 miles - This was a great trip for me. It was my longest solo hike thus far in walking the AT. I met some great people but by walking solo I could really push myself as far as I wanted. It was also 1 of the last trips that I came home early from. I wished I had stayed the 3-4 extra days I had and continued north. That in itself was a great learning experience. "stay on the trail for the time you have been givin. Don't cut it short. Make the best of it."
Roan Highlands 7 trips
Grayson Highlands 6 trips
Fontana to Davenport 2 trips
If we go the actual favorite trip route - I find that the longer the trip is the more I enjoy it. I cant pick 1 but...to me its been more of the experiences than the landscape that makes a trip grand.
Salisbury, CT to Little Gap, PA - 235 miles - My longest trip and 1 that just felt like my grand adventure. I didn't have anxiety and did what I wanted with little to no reservations. If I wanted to strip down and jump in nuclear lake, NY then I did! I didn't want to come home. It felt like summer camp.
Goose Pond, Mass to Hanover, NH - 205 miles - This was a good trip but felt more like a death march than the previous year's 2 week trip. I did the first week solo and my mental game had 1 little hiccup that kind of made me anxious until my buddy met me for week 2.
Little Gap, PA to Duncannon, PA - 115 miles - This was the last 115 miles I had to complete south of Hanover, NH. I was solely on a mission to get thru the rocks and as I scrambled everyday they seem to disappear in my brain. Nothing was going to keep me from getting to Duncannon. I under packed and shivered every night of the trip - I didn't care, when I came out of pa325 and got back on the ridge I thought "That's it, that's the last "up" in the southernmost 12 states. I celebrated the completion of my 12th state at the infamous, and luxurious Doyle with Pat and Vicky. Even getting to play Pat in a game of pool as we both fancy ourselves as pool players. This trip was bitter sweet, but not my favorite.
Harpers Ferry, WV to Bootens Gap, SNP - 105 miles - This was my first week long hike, lots to learn and lots of first times on this trip. It was also a week of mostly solid rain and I learned a lot about myself that week.
Pen Mar, PA to Duncannon, PA - 82.7 miles - This was a great trip for me. It was my longest solo hike thus far in walking the AT. I met some great people but by walking solo I could really push myself as far as I wanted. It was also 1 of the last trips that I came home early from. I wished I had stayed the 3-4 extra days I had and continued north. That in itself was a great learning experience. "stay on the trail for the time you have been givin. Don't cut it short. Make the best of it."