Kevin's AT Thru Hike

Day 72, Friday, 5/27 – I packed up camp and headed out with Half Time. We were on the trail around 8:15am. We had a bit over 3 miles to hike in the morning to get to a wayside. A wayside is a general store in the park with food resupply. It started raining pretty…

Day 73, Saturday, 5/28 – I woke up at 5:30am this morning and was hiking by 6:30am. There was a beautiful sunburst through the trees for the first hour or two of the hike. Genie, Splitzy, Half Time, Birthday Sandwich, and I all stopped at a wayside for lunch and some food resupply. We hung…

Day 71, Thursday, 5/26 – I ate the Quality Inn continental breakfast, packed up, and then got a ride from Meghan back to trail. I hiked with Birthday Sandwich, Half Time, and Dogfish today. We entered Shenandoah National Park! It was some beautiful hiking today. We essentially hiked through clouds all day. I don’t know…

Day 70, Wednesday, 5/25 – Half Time, Birthday Sandwich, and I went to a chic coffee shop for breakfast this morning. Farmhaus had great coffee, great breakfast sandwiches, and great ambiance. I then set up some wet gear to dry out, and headed over to the post office with Genie and Splitzy. I mailed home…

Day 69, Tuesday, 5/24 – It rained all night, and was still raining when I woke up in the morning. I had to pack up my gear in the rain, which isn’t ideal, but I managed. Splitzy coordinated a ride from one of the RV campers the night before, so we walked over to their…

Day 68, Monday, 5/23 – I woke up at 6:30am, and grabbed my food bag from out of the tree. As I was eating breakfast, Genie and Splitzy hiked up. I was surprised to see them so early. I was even more surprised to learn that they had already hiked 4 miles. They stopped, refilled…

Day 67, Sunday, 5/22 – I got a much needed, good nights sleep. It really made all the difference, and set the tone for the day. I started the hike with Genie, Splitzy, Dillan, and Birthday Sandwich. We had a 2,000ft climb to tackle first thing in the morning, and were rewarded with some nice…

Day 66, Saturday, 5/21 – I cowboy camped last night, which turned out to be a disaster. The bugs were horrendous. Dillan was also cowboy camping, but threw in the towel and set up his tent around midnight. I tossed-and-turned for another hour before I got up an set up my hammock. I ended up…

Day 65, Friday, 5/20 – Dillan, Birthday Sandwich and I all woke up at 5:00am, and were hiking by 5:30am. We got up early because the forecast was showing 95 degree weather during the afternoon. We ended up hiking 15 miles by noon. Besides a mild headache, the morning hike was nice today. There was…

Day 64, Thursday, 5/19 – I woke up this morning feeling better than I thought I would. So, against my better judgement, I decided to hike out today. Here’s a photo of Middle Creek Campground! We were all moving very slow this morning, so we didn’t end up getting back on trail until about 11:30am.…