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Day 10 Starting mile 93.7

Knowing I only have 12.2 miles to my next camp I slept in. By sleeping in I really mean that I laid in my hammock for about two hours before finally getting out. I was a blessing to catch a nice sunrise without even getting out of bed. When I finally got going, I was…
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Day 9

Day 9 Starting mile 81.2 After a hard day I was rewarded with a great night sleep at Muskrat Creek Shelter. While I was relaxing in my hammock I made my plans for the next couple of days. I decided to stay around the group I was with now. This means the next couple of…
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Day 8

Starting mile 69.3 Today started with a nice breakfast at the Green Dragon hostel and a shuttle back to the trail. We got there and the five of us jumped out of the car, threw our packs on and headed up the trail. Going in we knew this day was going to be brutal, and…
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Day 7

Starting mile 68.1 Day 7 was a Nero day. This means you get up and walk a few miles to town. Today I did 1.2 miles from Moreland Gap to Dick’s Creek Gap. I had to wait until 10 when the shuttle came but that was alright. People kept coming down the mountain to catch…
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Day 6

Starting mile 56.4 Today will be my last day before I get a good meal in town. I’m looking forward to it. I only had a 13 mile day so I slept in a little bit before getting on-trail a little after 8.00 am. I proceeded to Sassafras Gap where I needed a refill of water.…
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Day 5

Starting mile 43 my next couple of days fairly easy with two 13.5 mile days. This will get me to a camp site just a mile from Dicks Gap. This should give me a nice relaxing day on Tuesday. This I got moving at my normal 7:15, about 20 minutes before sun rise and headed up…
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Day 4

Starting mile 26.2 So, I didn’t make it as far as I wanted yesterday so I made sure to get out early so I could get a good day of hiking. It was also a really cold morning, just under 35 degrees, so I didn’t want to sit around in the cold. The morning started…
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“The Vortex” Neel’s Gap, Georgia – You must pass through the “Vortex” to be a true Appalachian Trail hiker! Starting mile 26.2 So, I didn’t make it as far as I wanted yesterday so I made sure to get out early so I could get a good day of hiking. It was also a really…
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Day 3 March 27. 2026

Trail Magic at Woody Gap I started like most days do on the trail, laying in my hammock thinking I’ll just lay here a little longer because I’m so comfortable. But alas I’ve got to get moving because the miles don’t take care of themselves. The plan for the day was to get to Neels…
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Day 2, March 26

Starting mile 8.1 Got up and moving by about 7:30 this morning to a nice 52 degrees. I heard a little bit of rustling down below in the shelter but I’m not sure if anyone else was really moving yet. Shortly after starting I was greeted with this wonderful sunrise. I always love getting going…
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