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Week 12-The Halfway Point and southern Pennsylvania
Day 78 I had a nice zero in Harpers Ferry with my mom and grandma. The first time I’d hiked through town I only stayed for a couple hours, so it was
Week 11- the Roller Coaster, Harpers Ferry, and Maryland
Day 71 Possibly because of the low mileage day or the coffee I drank yesterday I had a really hard time getting to sleep, and was laying in my quilt
Week 10- Through the Shenandoahs and 900 miles
Day 64 I woke up and got packed up before trying to hear the leak in my sleeping pad but it was too small, so I’m going to have to wait until I
Week 9- Finally Spring and 800 miles
Day 57 I was up and on the trail at a good time and ready to get through 9.2 miles to get into Daleville. My legs were still a bit sore from the
Week 8- 700 miles and the Virginia triple crown
Day 50 I took a nice zero with my parents in Wytheville for my birthday. We wandered around town, ate a bunch of food, and swam in the hotel hot
Week 7- Hiking with Dad
Day 43 I got to sit around the motel in Marion lazily for the morning, knowing that my dad wasn’t going to arrive until afternoon. Eventually, I had
Week 6- Into Virginia and 500 miles
Day 36 I woke up and left the hostel at around the normal time and immediately entered the Pond Mountain Wilderness, which showed itself to be a
Week 5- Roan Highlands, Leaving NC, and 400 miles
Day 29 I woke up early after a long and kind of chilly night. A light dusting of snow covered the ground and a cold wind made it hard to take off my
Weeks 3-4: The Smokies, Hot Springs, and Visitors
Day 16 I woke up nicely rested in the hotel bed, nervous but ready to head back onto the trail. I ate another giant breakfast from the hotel
Week 2- Back into North Carolina
Day 8 I was woken up even earlier than usual, at 6 am, by the sound of someone closing the bunk room door. I wasn’t too miffed though because the