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Day 18-20
Day 18: Our shuttle driver Nate picked us up from the hotel in Asheville and drove us to Pigeon Bridge to start our two day trek to Hot
Day 17, Second Zero Day
We had our second zero day in Asheville today. Ryan and I have never been, my dad had been once. Ryan flew into Asheville so it was a perfect spot
Day 13-16 (Made it through Smokies with great weather✔️)
Day 13 was a tough day hiking in the Smokies, difficult conditions with loose rocks and debris. The weather was gorgeous. We ended up in a shelter
Day 11&12, Leaving the NOC and start of Smokies
Hiked out of NOC today, 19.5 miles and 6586 ft of climbing. Had a 4000 foot climb in the first 8 miles of the day. Legs felt well rested after a
Day 9&10 (first zero day)
Today was another beautiful day on the trail with amazing weather. We got in early to our campsite last night so we went to bed early for us around
Day 8 & One week out thoughts
Day 8: Definitely warmer today. Had a nice climb. Warmer weather and warmer night including making our first campfire on the trail. A shorter day
Day 7.. hit 100th mile on AT, cold morning turned to beautiful day
My dad woke up at 4 AM to pee and did a little tent maintenance by removing snow off the roof. We went back to sleep and woke up with the sun. Our
Day 6❄️❄️❄️
It was nice to have an overnight stay in a hotel, especially due to the overnight rain and high winds. Today’s forecast did not look great either,
Day 4&5 (trail name day!!) Salty Dawg and Glam Girl🐾✨
17.5 miles today. This was following a 20 mile day so our legs were more tired than normal. We thought throughout the day that the hiking was more
Day 3: 20 miler
Day number three. Very cold night. My dad and I are prepared though with our 0° sleeping bags, liners and puffy hoods, booties, etc.