Category: Appalachian Trail SOBO 2024
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Day: 122
Date Written: 12/04/2024 | AT Mile 2046.7 | Day Total: 15.5 miles | Gain: 4777 ft Woke up at 6:15 and was wide awake. Didn’t sleep very well last night. There were some snorers in the shelter… Hard to complain after spending the past 31 nights (excluding hostels) solo with nobody to talk to. It’s…
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Day: 121
Date Written: 12/03/2024 | AT Mile 2031.2 | Day Total: 17.8 miles | Gain: 2558 ft Coldest night yet, it was 15 degrees in the shelter and 13 outside. Was a little chilled but nothing a few jumping jacks wouldn’t cure. Water bladder was super frozen. I duped out the massive ice cube and hiked…
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Day: 120
Date Written: 12/02/2024 | AT Mile 2013.4 | Day Total: 19.1 miles | Gain: 4931ft Another chilly morning in the Smokies. It was 19 in the shelter and the temperature dropped to 13 when I stepped outside. Water bottles were mostly frozen. I had to warm the caps up with my hand before I was…
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Day: 119
Date Written: 12/01/2024 | AT Mile 1994.3 | Day Total: 20.6 miles | Gain: 4911 ft Slept okay for but got little chilled in my feet in the early hours of the morning. I was rolling around a lot which caused drafts. I went to bed at 7pm so I’m not surprised I was rolling…
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Day: 118
Date Written: 11/30/2024 | AT Mile 1973.7 | Day Total: 18.1 miles | Gain: 6722 ft Entering the Smokies today! Slept really well last night. Woke up once last night and threw my quilt over the blanket – the little heater is struggling to keep the not well insulated treehouse at room temperature. Still way…
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