I defintely think that Snickers & Poptarts should be official sponsers of the AT, with Paydays close behind.
Since it has been a week now on the trail, I thought I would post some running totals on my favorite items to eat!
1. Poptarts - 12 (individuals)
2. Snickers - 5
3. Paydays - 3
4. DQ Blizzards - 1
5. AYCE - 1
6. Pint of Ben & Jerry Ice Cream - 0
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
A Word From Our Sponsers.jpg
Daniels Steakhouse.jpg
Well slept well at the Inn, but anxious to get back on the trail. The breakfast here wasnt the greatest, so I gave them 3 out of 4 stars.
I ran into the girls last night & they said the Blueberry Patch rocked. They.got pampered, plus they get blueberry pancakes and eggs. Downside is that it is hard to get in and out of town.
The steakhouse buffet was excellent. I couldnt eat alot yet. My waitress said that some hikers stay and eat for 3-4 hours. Not me. They had a nice salad bar, fried chicken, bbq pork, mashed potatoes, ect... Finished the meal with more ice cream.
Oh..the answer to the plant quiz...which was hard due to the quality of the pic is:
1. Rhododendron
2. Mountain Laurel
I think Abby & Mike got one of the two right!
Sunny and warm foecasted for the next 2 days! Next post will be in NC. Yeah!
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
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Just wanted to give free advertisement for the Hiawasee Inn. It isnt much to look at but they have treated me well, and even did my laundry for me...and folded it too! It is definetly better than a shelter.
I will post a reviews about Blueberry Patch & Cloud 9 when I see hikers who stayed there...for any future thruhikers out there.
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Well I am finished doing my grocery shopping, and my laundry just finished! Perfect timing, eh. Still to early to eat just yet, so I thought I would show you who gave me my trail name!
Ruby Tuesday! He is a great guy out of Gainsville, Florida. He worked in an outfitter store, and he was very knowledgeable about hiking gear. He also plays harmonica and guitar in a band back home, and he actually brought his harmonica with him. He is pretty good! Hope you come up with a band name.
Thanks for signing my guest book Ruby. I hope your blisters are doing better. His blisters were the size of his thumbs! I hope your are still on the trail. Lord willing, we will see each other again. Godspeed!
Welcome to Hiawasee!
Hello everyone!
It is 4:30 pm and I am at the public library checking out the wonderful comments you guys have left me! Thank you so much for all the encouraging words! Been having a blast so far! So far God has thrown about everything at us...snow, freezing wind and tempatures and rain...and I am still alive! Praise God!
Well today I am staying a dive called Hiawassee Inn, but it has a hot shower, warm bed and they are even doing my laundry! Plus they picked me up from the trail and will take me back tomorrow! Yeah!
After the library it is time to grocery shop and then later I am going to an "All you can eat" buffet as a steakhouse in town. I am not ravenous yet because I only bought a medium DQ blizzard this afternoon! You will know if I am really hungry when I am eating the large...but it was soooo good!
Well I only have 10 mins remaining on the computer, but I want to tell a couple of stories about 2 events that have transpired over the last few days.
The first one is about "Pearls". On saturday, the day it turn to snow in the early morning (Scott...your weather forecasting was right on!), we were just leaving the shelter when "Pearls" and her husband Alex were getting out of their tent. Well we didnt know the whole story till yesterday. They had left all their clothes out to dry over night due to the all day rain on friday. Well they didnt dry...they froze! So she had to put on those clothes and hike in the snow and freezing wind. Well I guess she got hypothermia and passed out a couple of times. Thankfully a couple weekend hikers had some emergency firewood with them and they started a fire for her to dry out! So when we saw her at Neels Gap, she actually looked good and was about to take a shower. Scary! But she is doing fine now and is staying in town tonight!
The other story happened Saturday night into Sunday morning. We left Neels gap that saturday and tarped, but they had a huge party with all you can eat food and alcohol for FREE! Why we didnt stay...who knows! But one guy named "freight train" got a little to drunk and in the morning woke up and thought he was outside...then he started to relieve himself right there in the bunkhouse! Everyone was shouting at him to get outside...and that made things worst cause he kept moving around! Finally they got him outside...but his new trail name is "Pee Train" now! Too funny. That is why you should stay away from alcohol!
Well my time is up! will update later! God bless!
Shepherd!
Monday, March 10, 2008
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Well it is 5 pm and we are just chilling on this amazing overlook from Tray mnt. It is a great place for the sunset. We did 7.8 miles today. I dont have my data book handy to give official mileage. Tomorrow we are headed to the Blueberry Patch hostel in Hiawasee, where I will have my 1st shower in 7 days. Will also do laundry. Their breakfast is legendary. The view here is amazing and I doubt the picture does it justice. I will also resupply my food bag as well. 2 more days and I will be in NC saying goodbye to GA. Yeah!
Plant quiz.jpg
I have been learning a lot fom the gals...especially about plants. So I wanted to test your knowledge as well. Can anyone identify the 2 types of plants found in this picture. My money is on Abby, Matt & Eric!. Leave your guesses in the comments and I will post the answer tomorrow. Good luck!
hint...both keep their leaves all year round.
Good Morning.jpg
Well good morning ya all. I know that this picture isnt the greastest but it is our first sunrise we could see from our sleeping bags. Actually slept 11 restful hours tonight. Temp 35 degrees. suppose to be sunny & 60's today.
Scott...if you are still reading this, the peppermint oil worked again. No mice. If possible leave your email address and I will email the results of it. Thx.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
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Finally we have decided on trail name for my hiking companions for the past 4 days, so I can finally show them to you.
On the left we have Toots (Mel), who finally let me name her today. She didnt care for my previous name...Muddy Legs.
On the right we have Burpples (Jenna), who has finally decided on a trail name today. She first called herself Jade, then switched to Snickers at Neels gap. Then later on she introduced herself as not having a trail name at lunch today. So, I spent the rest of the day thinking of one for her. I came up with Belch, due to her constant burping. But she decided on a more feminine name of Burpples.
Burpples even showed me how to hang a bear bag last night!
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Howdy from Blue Mnt shelter. we officially hiked our biggest mileage today, and my feet are sore! We hiked 13.8 miles and are now 48.7 miles from Springer & 2127.5 miles from Katahdin. After lunch we hiked through 4 named gaps, so we must of hiked 4 mnts as well. Blue Mnt was the worst. Very rocky. We have an awesome view right out the front. There are a few thruhikers here & a lot of college students out on spring break. I know that isnt my wifes idea of a spring break. lol. Planning a short day tomorrow to rest our feet, but there are some tough climbs in store. Oh, no wind! Yeah. It is a beautiful night. I am getting my appetite back, and I hear an all you can eat Chinese buffet calling my name in Hiawasee! Yummy! God bless.
Shephard
Low Gap shelter.jpg
Left campsite at 9 am and arrived at shelter @ noon for lunch. Sunny and warmer. Low 40's. Attempting to make it to Blue Mnt shelter tonight.
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Well it is 7:45 and I made it thru the night alive. It only got down to 7 degrees last night. stayed warm for the most part with every piece of clothing on. Wind was howling all night & still is. Temp is up to 26 degrees in my tarp. There is ice on the inside of my tarp from my breathing thru the night. Will probably wait awhile till the winds die down to pack up camp. Sorry..i meant to say spring foreward with ur clocks in my last post. Going to see if the gals made it ok. Dont worry about me mom...doing ok. lol.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
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We left Neels Gap at 2:30 and hiked 4.2 more miles to Baggs Creek Gap. Here we are tarping for the first time. It is Snickers & Mel in their tarp and me in mine. The sun actually came out and we got to see some views for the first time in a day and a half. We are 34.9 miles from Springer & 2141.3 miles from Katahdin. Well I hope my tarp holds, because it is very windy & it is suppose to get down to 20 degrees tonight. Time for dinner before dark. Dont forget to turn ur clocks back tonight. Also sorry for the spelling errors..sometimes it is hard to text with frozen thumbs. Goodnight.
Neels Gap.jpg
Made it to Neels gap at 1030 this morning. Trail goes right through the store. Talk about bringing your customers right to you! Bought a new food sack..some snickers and poptarts. and some new insoles for my feet. The girls are doing laundry and showering..I am waiting till Hiawasee. I want the funk to be strong..although I really dont smell the other hikers..just me. Will try to tarp tonight somewhere down the road.
Blood Mountain.jpg
Hiked up Bloood mnt in the snow. Actually it was a very easy climb compared to the last few days. Maybe I am actually getting in shape. Hiking up it reminded me of the LOTR scene where Gandof was leading the group through the mnt pass. Matt..the pressure was 874 millibars on top of the mnt...and 26 degrees not including the wind chill. Lowest pressure so far.
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