
Twist-Tie and Spreadsheet
My name is Mary. I am an architect, mother of 2, avid swimmer, and now AT hiker - not necessarily in that order. My husband is Kevin. He is also an architect (recently retired), father of 2, sailor, boat builder, and now AT hiker.
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New Jersey
Day 29 - Delaware Water Gap to Dispersed Campsite Before leaving DWG, we set up a clothesline outside of our hotel in order to spray our clothes
Pennsylvania- Part 3
Day 21- A Zero Day in Hamburg People are always telling us to “be safe out there”. Ironically, today’s zero day was probably the most dangerous day
Pennsylvania – Part 2
Day 14 - A Zero Day in Hershey Day 15 - Duncannon to Peter’s Mountain Shelter Sometimes I have long, vivid dreams that I remember in great
Pennsylvania- Part 1
Day 7 - Old Forge Park to Quarry Gap Shelter Kevin woke up at 5:45 on a mission. We knew we were low on fuel, but Kevin gauged the canister to be
Day 6 – A Zero Day
Re-Supply #1 Remember our Food Strategy? Our food shopping strategy worked pretty well at the Waynesboro Walmart. But it is not a quick trip to the
Trail Names
You might have noticed that we have Trail Names. I am TwistTie and Kevin is Spreadsheet. Spreadsheet Kevin was chatting at dinner with Trig
Maryland
Day 1 - We Depart from the ATC Our day began at the Quality Inn in Harpers Ferry, WV, where I slept enough to make up for the lack of sleep the
Food, Glorious Food
The Strategy - Food is something all hikers, especially long-distance hikers, agonize over. There is no shortage of lists of best foods for
Gear
Lots of civilians ask about gear, that is after they learn that the trail is not lined with hotels and restaurants - “you mean you have to carry
Final Days as Ordinary Civilians
In less than one week Kevin and I depart for Harpers Ferry, WV, where we will attend the Flip-Flop Festival, and then head north on the Appalachian