Category Archives: The Hike
Appalachian Trail – 6/1/00 – 6/15/00 Mt Rogers, VA – Mountain Road 633, VA
Thursday 6/1/00 23 miles/2277 total. 140 Trail Days. Mt. Rogers Headquarters to VA 42. Zippitty Do Da, Zippitty A My, oh My, What a wonderful day Zippitty Do Da, Zippitty A I think I’m gonna like ole V-A. The thick … Continue reading
Appalachian Trail – 5/16/00 – 5/31/00 Davenport Gap, TN to Mt. Rogers, VA
Tuesday 5/16/00 21 miles/1996 total. 124 Trail Days. Davenport Gap to Lemon Gap. It was a short climb out of Davenport Gap, then down about 1200 feet to cross the Pigeon River and I-40. It was early and the 3000 … Continue reading
Appalachian Trail – 5/1/00 – 5/15/00 Springer Mt, Georgia – Davenport Gap, Tennessee
Monday 5/1/00 19 miles/1745 total. 109 trail days. SR 60 at Toomi Mountain to Springer Mountain to Three Forks. It is not yet 8 AM, I have already flushed three wild turkeys and am standing on top of Tooni Mountain … Continue reading
Appalachian Trail Index
Appalachian Trail Journal Index Springer Mountain, Georgia to Baxter Peak (Katahdin), Maine 5/1/00 Springer Mountain, Georgia 5/15/00 Davenport Gap, Tennessee 6/1/00 Mt. Rogers, Virginia 6/15/00 Long Mountain, Virginia 7/1/00 Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 7/15/00 Little Gap, Pennsylvania 8/1/00 Berkshires in … Continue reading
Georgia – 4/6/00 – 4/30/00 Cave Springs, GA – Benton MacKaye Trail – Toomi Mtn.
Thursday 4/6/00 24 miles/1617 total 102 Trail Days. Cave Springs, GA. to Rome, GA. We moved the RV ahead to a state run Lock and Dam on Coosa River a few miles southwest of Rome, Georgia. Betty took me back … Continue reading
Alabama – Georgia 4/1/00 – 4/5/00 Coleman Lake Trailhead (Pinhoti Trail) – Cave Springs, GA
Saturday 1 Apr 00 8 miles/1557 total. FR 55 to FR 500. 97 Trail Days. Since I survived the trail hike yesterday, we thought we would do it again today. The trail went up a long rocky ridge and peaked … Continue reading
Alabama 3/21/00 – 3/31/00 Porter Gap Trailhead (Pinhoti Trail) to Coleman Lake Trailhead
Tuesday 3/21/00 20 miles/1471 total. 86 trail days. 1 miles north of SR 148 on CR 18 to 4 miles northeast of Porter Gap Trailhead on the Pinhoti Trail. We were up early packing. Betty packed for her drive to … Continue reading
Alabama-Florida Border to the Pinhoti Trail 3/9/00 – 3/23/00
Thursday 3/9/00 21 miles/1244 total. 74 trail days. Alabama CR 37, 2 miles north of FL State Line to Open Pond Campground. Shortly after Betty and Mae dropped me at the start point, I hiked through the fog to Bradley, … Continue reading
Florida Trail – 3/1/00 – 3/8/00 Dismal Creek, FL – Alabama
Wednesday 3/1/00 14 miles/1109 total. 67 trail days. Dismal Creek on SR 20 to Freeport. This morning we worked on “logistical chores”. I had some work to do on both vehicles, Betty got on an internet phone line to … Continue reading
Florida Trail – 2/1/00 – 2/29/00 Juniper Springs – Dismal Creek, FL
Tuesday 2/1/00 20 miles/613 total 39 trail days. Juniper Springs to CR 314. On the trail at 8AM, all morning I was hiking through Juniper Prairie Wilderness Area. The hiking was great; cool, light fog with sun coming through. It … Continue reading