04.13.09

Day 3 April 13

Posted in Hike '09 at 2:22 pm by segue

12mi Gooch Mt. –> Blood Mt.

Woke to rain, overcast and cold. Body felt good after night sleep. Met Tom starting through hike and two guys from the Marines out for ten days. Made it to the base of Blood Mt. at Woods Hole Shelter when it started to rain. I threw my tent up fast climed in and used the last of my water to make some hot dinner and tea with lots of honey. Climed into my warm dry sleeping bag and slept, till… Mice running laps around my tent. Scrounging through the leaves for mice type things. Every once in a while they would run into my tent “BONK” and wake me up but didnt cause and harm.

04.12.09

Day 2 April 12

Posted in Hike '09 at 2:22 pm by segue

7.2mi Hawk Mt. to Gooch Mt. Shelter

Woke late to a beautiful day, full sun, blue skys felt wonderful warm. Legs felt good and strong. Everything just starting to explode with color. Trails in GA. well groomed path no rocks. Looks as if they pulled all the rocks out of the trails. Stoped early listening to body hips sore, don’t want to push to hard to fast.

04.11.09

Day 1 April 11

Posted in Hike '09 at 2:05 pm by segue

Hello, my name is Segue and I am a compulsive hiker.

I flew into Charlotte on Friday met by my sis Jen at the airport. I got in to town just before all the nastyness of hail, rain, tornaidos hit. Oh lucky me the trail knows I’m coming back and is getting ready for me.

We left from Charlotte early Saturday morning for the five hour drive to Springer Mt GA. Stopping at a Waffle House for a good breakfast. After many a miles of jarring back woods roads in the fog we made it to the Springer Mt. parking lot just .9 from the top. Jen walked up to the summit with me. The views were breathtaking! It was so foggy and socked in we almost walked right by the summit plaques. She took a few good pics of me and we headed back down to the car. It was 2:30p and I had many a mile to walk.

7.8mi to Hawk Mt. Shelter by 5:30p I was feeling good and seemed like a nice first shelter to stop into. I met Dusty starting a through hike and several section hikers. One Lady come over from Scottland to walk up to Harpers Ferry WV.

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