Day 24...Marathon Plus June 04, 2017 Today is the last full day hiking alone, tomorrow I meet up with David. It was a long day, it started at 6:15 am when I started hiking and it was over around 7:25 pm when I got to the shelter. I stopped for lunch at Uncle Johnny's Hostel, where I ate two hot pockets, a big muffin, a moon pie, and some chocolate milk - a grand total of 1,500 calories. That put some pep in my step! While I was stopped for lunch, I also took a shower, which felt great. Once again, I ran into Wanimal, but he was
Today is the last full day hiking alone, tomorrow I meet up with David. It was a long day, it started at 6:15 am when I started hiking and it was over around 7:25 pm when I got to the shelter. I stopped for lunch at Uncle Johnny's Hostel, where I ate two hot pockets, a big muffin, a moon pie, and some chocolate milk - a grand total of 1,500 calories. That put some pep in my step! While I was stopped for lunch, I also took a shower, which felt great. Once again, I ran into Wanimal, but he was
Day 23...Lessons Learned - Hike Together June 03, 2017 Like yesterday, today was very quiet and peaceful. It turned out that the rest of the group that Toni was with showed up last night very late. I never got the chance to talk to them though, I was asleep when they got there and they were asleep when I left. Today, I hiked until I arrived at camp around 6:00 pm and started to make dinner. I thought I was the only person there, when I hear someone shouting TOM...TOM! , from down the hill. The next thing I know, a guy came walking up the hill
Like yesterday, today was very quiet and peaceful. It turned out that the rest of the group that Toni was with showed up last night very late. I never got the chance to talk to them though, I was asleep when they got there and they were asleep when I left. Today, I hiked until I arrived at camp around 6:00 pm and started to make dinner. I thought I was the only person there, when I hear someone shouting TOM...TOM! , from down the hill. The next thing I know, a guy came walking up the hill
Day 22...After effects June 02, 2017 Today was a fairly quiet. Wanimal and I started hiking around 6:30 am and cruised until lunch, where we stopped at the Little Lorel Shelter. After eating, we headed out separately. I left Little Lorel about 15 min after Wanimal. I needed to hike slower after lunch, due to stomach cramps from yesterday's hamburger, which had not yet quite made it through my system. It was around 4:00 in the afternoon when I arrived to the shelter I planned to stay the night. Surprisingly, Wanimal was sitting
Today was a fairly quiet. Wanimal and I started hiking around 6:30 am and cruised until lunch, where we stopped at the Little Lorel Shelter. After eating, we headed out separately. I left Little Lorel about 15 min after Wanimal. I needed to hike slower after lunch, due to stomach cramps from yesterday's hamburger, which had not yet quite made it through my system. It was around 4:00 in the afternoon when I arrived to the shelter I planned to stay the night. Surprisingly, Wanimal was sitting
Day 21...the Cheeseburger Challenge June 01, 2017 At the shelter, Neo had asked for me to wake him up when I got up at 5:30am, so I did. He woke up and fell right back to sleep. During the morning hike, I stopped to fill up water. While doing so, I accidentally dropped my hat out of my backpack. After I hiked into Hot Springs NC, I was chilling at the hostel. While I was resting, John who had stayed at the same shelter last night, hiked up and handed me my hat. I was astonished as I had no idea that I had even lost it. He said that he
At the shelter, Neo had asked for me to wake him up when I got up at 5:30am, so I did. He woke up and fell right back to sleep. During the morning hike, I stopped to fill up water. While doing so, I accidentally dropped my hat out of my backpack. After I hiked into Hot Springs NC, I was chilling at the hostel. While I was resting, John who had stayed at the same shelter last night, hiked up and handed me my hat. I was astonished as I had no idea that I had even lost it. He said that he