Today I blasted through the 5000 ft elevation barrier having three long climbs along the way. The first big climb started at the Burger King in Spruce Pine. I was up early having camped on a steep slope near the Spruce Pine exit. I used the uphill side of a large oak tree to give myself about 3 feet of flat space under the tarp. I had camped in a rhododendron thicket. I sped down to the BK and had a couple of egg and cheese croissants and...
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Kayaking Everglades NP
On January 24th I set out on a 7-day kayaking adventure across Everglades National Park. I camped over th...
Katahdin At Last
This was a northbound section hike of the Appalachian Trail starting at East Flagstaff Road (NB mile 2025...
Hauling Trail Magic into Sierra Snow
This is part 2 of my June 2019 section hike in the Sierra. Original Hike Plan Falls Victim to Injury My i...
Foothills Trail
The Foothills Trail extends 77 miles as it crosses the highest point in South Carolina and crosses numero...
Appalachian Trail Blue Ridge Parkway Section
On October 10, 2019, I began a 199.5 mile southbound section hike from Swift Run Gap in Shenandoah Nation...
I woke up weak and hungry. Only a can of sardines for supper last night and now I was enjoying a couple of fig newtons and a dry granola bar for breakfast. With 12 miles to Blowing Rock and breakfast, I felt like a dead man on wheels. There were repeated short ascents with annoyingly tough grades. It seems like the hills are worse than the long mountain climbs. I finally reached town and ordered a veggie omelet with grits and biscuits. They put an entire coffee pot carafe...
I am out of oatmeal, but was still able to have fig newtons, banana, and coffee for breakfast. It had rained all night and was still raining when I woke up. With rain pattering on my tent, I tried to sleep some more and was able to doze a little longer. It looked like I would be riding in fog so set up my bike lights. The skies cleared quickly. The highlight of the day was going around the detour signs at Doughton Park. This gave me a private road...
Day 7 A pretty easy 50 miles from Rocky knob to Cumberland Knob, but my legs are shot. Sleeping late, I was up at 5:55 am. Had breakfast of 3 honey & maple oatmeals with raisins and almonds and coffee. Rode 9 miles to Mabry Mill where I had to try out the famous buckwheat pancakes. Had 2 large pancakes, grits, 3 scrambled egg whites, and coffee. Breakfast number 2. The route consisted of hill climbs and descents with no real long mountain climbs. Even the shorter climbs had steep...