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5/27-28, 2010


AT# 8 VA Bears Den Snickers Gap to Harpers Ferry WV


With Caras and 2 Mile (Bears Den Hostel)


Met Caras and Bruce 3 miles south on trail...at 994 mile. Hiked north 11 miles to Blackburn Hostel (mile 1005); great Hostel with shower, eating areas and wood bunks. Met nobounders from Terra Alta WV. 5/28 Hiked 11 miles to ATC Conservancy and Harpers Ferry for lunch and ice cream. In the summer watch out for mosquitoes. This was ...

7/26-28 2010


AT#9 VA Blackrock to Swift Run Gap


with Montgomery.


Started at mile 1307.4 at 11am and hiked 9 miles to Loft Mountain Campground which had potable water! Got trail magic on the trail within first 2 miles! Hot dogs and beer.7/27/2010 Hiked 6 miles to Pinefield Hut in an up and down gradual descent walking past a spring on the way. Had lunch at Pinefield and hiked 10 miles to Hightop arriving at dusk. Talked to ...

9/27-10/4/10


AT#10 PA Port Clinton to High Point NJ


With 2 Mile


Day 1 (9/27) High Point Park HQ to Glen Anderson Shelter 11.3 miles Parked at Port Clinton and got a shuttle to High Point. Hiked 2 miles to High Point Shelter in near darkness. See pics of the Obelisk. Day 2 (9/28) Glen Anderson Shelter to stealth camp near Blue Mountain Lakes Rd 13.6 miles Day 3 (9/29) stealth camp to Delaware Water Gap 17.6 miles Stayed at the Church of ...

3/28/11 to 04/3/11


AT#11 GA Springer to Deep Gap NC


With 2 Mile


Started at 2:17 in dense fog at Springer (see pic) Hiked 7 miles to Hawk Mtn on easy trail. 3/29 Woods Hole Shelter Hiked 18 miles of moderate ups and downs 3/30 Whitley Gap Shelter Hiked 21 miles of which the highlight was going thru Neels Gap and seeing Baltimore Jack who we'd see again at Harpers Ferry and Hanover. 3/31 Rocky Mtn Campsite Hiked 17 miles and arrived at 8:16pm ...

5/31-6/3/2011


AT#12 VA James River footbridge to Rockfish Gap


Solo: started at Mile 779


12:00 pm at lot off 501 to Glasgow. Nan (my wife) gave 4 hikers a ride for ice cream at Gasgow! She said they stunk like a methane dump but enjoyed their enthusiasm. From James River Footbridge Climbed 2400' up hill 10 miles passing John Hollow Shelter to Punch Bowl Shelter and tented because of terrible mosquitoes at the shelter. Shelter is adjacent ...