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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Work For Stay in the Huts (7/5, 7/6, 7/7)
Day 130, 7/5: Kinsman Pond shelter -> Liberty Spring campsite (7.5 miles)I woke briefly to Medicine Man and Birks packing up around 5am, then
Hello, White Mountains (7/2, 7/3, 7/4)
Day 127, 7/2: Zero in Glencliff, NHI woke up still full from the night before, which I attributed to not hiking for 10 hours. I spent most of the
Thunderstorms, flooding, and moose ice cream (6/29, 6/30, 7/1)
Day 124, 6/29: Moose Mountain shelter -> Hexacuba shelter (17.7 miles)I woke up at 5am from another hiker burping loudly. I couldn't go back to
Hanover and free food (6/26, 6/27, 6/28)
Day 121, 6/26: The Lookout -> Thistle Hill shelter (14.8 miles)We woke up to see the sunrise through the windows of the cabin, and PiƱata went
Chipmunks and The Lookout (6/23, 6/24, 6/25)
Day 118, 6/23: Lost Pond shelter -> Rutland, VT (17.6 miles)I woke up to Durable and other hikers packing up around 5:30am, then to Rash and
No bear, that’s my food (6/20, 6/21, 6/22)
Day 115, 6/20: Bennington, VT -> Story Spring shelter (19 miles)We packed up from the comfort of the hotel and headed to the office. We found
Welcome to Vermud (6/17, 6/18, 6/19)
Day 112, 6/17: Mark Noepel shelter -> Seth Warner shelter (16.5 miles)I didn't sleep well in the shelter. My throat was sore and my nose
The mud pit and a coyote sighting (6/14, 6/15, 6/16)
Day 109, 6/14: Mt Wilcox South shelter -> Berkshire Lakeshire Lodge (17.4 miles)Around 11pm, I woke up to the steadily increasing pitter
Stealth camping and hiking in the heat (6/11, 6/12, 6/13)
Day 106, 6/11: Cornwall Bridge, CT -> camping near Rand's view (17.3 miles)We had the intention of getting on trail early because of the heat,
Delis and our second bear sighting (6/8, 6/9, 6/10)
Day 103, 6/8: camping near Mountaintop Deli -> Wiley shelter (20.5 miles)I woke up early, before 6am, to machinery sounds from the concrete