Snap
Hello! My trail name is Snap and I completed my NOBO thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail in 2017. My hike lasted February 26th to August 3rd.
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The End of a Journey (8/3)
Day 159, 8/3: Millinocket, ME -> Mt Katahdin (5.2 miles) 6:45am-10:18am Louis and I got up around 4:00 AM to make sure we could get to the gate
Rainbow Ledges and ice-cream (7/31, 8/1, 8/2)
Day 156, 7/31: East Branch shelter -> White House landing (22 miles) I went to sleep last night with swarms of mosquitoes outside the bug net of
Bittersweet Goodbye to Beautiful Maine (7/29, 7/30)
Day 154, 7/29: Long Pond stream shelter -> West Branch Pleasant River campsite (15.2 miles) I packed up and made breakfast, which was oatmeal
Entering the 100 Mile Wilderness (7/26, 7/27, 7/28)
Day 151, 7/26: Caratunk, ME -> Moxie Bald Mountain shelter (18.8 miles) We woke up this morning and lounged in bed, delaying getting up. I called
Kennebec and Caratunk zero (7/23, 7/24, 7/25)
Day 148, 7/23: Horns Pond shelter -> West Carry Pond shelter (17.9 miles) I woke up in my hammock toasty in my sleeping bag, but the air outside
2,000 mile birthday present (7/20, 7/21, 7/22)
Day 145, 7/20: Rangeley, ME -> Poplar Ridge shelter (10.7 miles) We got up early with people milling around and talking in the kitchen, since the
Norm (7/17, 7/18, 7/19)
Day 142, 7/17: Frye Notch shelter -> Sawyer Brook campsite (12 miles) We woke up and packed up after the other NOBOs had already left. I was
Mahoosuc Notch (7/14, 7/15, 7/16)
Day 139, 7/14: Gentian Pond shelter -> Full Goose shelter (9.6 miles)I woke up before 6am in my hammock after having a dream that I was alone
Slackpacking the Wildcats (7/11, 7/12, 7/13)
Day 136, 7/11: zero at Pinkham notch We slept in upstairs in the loft of the barn. My bed was exceedingly comfy, and I was happy to have a day off to
Lake of the Clouds and Mt Washington (7/8, 7/9, 7/10)
Day 133, 7/8: zero in North ConwayWe got up and went to breakfast in the main building. At breakfast, we watched the weather channel tell us about