Kevin's AT Thru Hike

Day 43, Thursday, 4/28 – I hiked alone out of Damascus this morning. Genie, Splitzy, and Birthday Sandwich are also hiking out today. Parkour and Jetpack are taking a zero day to recover from hiking a lot of miles. Sprite is also zeroing because of achilles pain. Dad, Mom, and Martin are visiting on the…

Day 42, Wednesday, 4/27 – It was cold again last night. Cold enough for me to sleep in my fleece, my down jacket, and my quilt. Im honestly surprised it’s not hot and muggy by now. Here’s a picture of camp from the stealth spot we were camping at. It took me a while to…

Day 41, Tuesday, 4/26 – I woke up to the realization that it didn’t rain overnight, even though it was forecasted to rain. I got out of the hammock thinking I should rush to break camp before the rain started. Instead, I looked up to a clear blue sky. I’m beginning to think that the…

Day 40, Monday, 4/25 – I didn’t get to sleep until 1:15am this morning, and I woke up at 7:30am, so I was extra tired today. As I was getting breakfast, I ran into Cory (trail name: Wild Onion) and Colton (trail name: Mowgli). I hiked out with Genie, Splitzy, Sprite, Wild Onion, and Mowgli.…

Day 39, Sunday, 4/24 – I learned this morning that Phil is getting off trail in a few days. It can be difficult to put your life on hold to thru hike the AT. Phil has a significant other back home, and wants to focus his efforts on the relationship. He’s a good dude, and…

Day 38, Saturday, 4/23 – It was a good first night in the hammock, I slept like a rock. Though I think it helps that I am going to bed exhausted. The real test will be how it holds up in bad weather. I may get some rain on Monday night. I packed up and…

Day 37, Friday, 4/22 – Breakfast was included with the hostel stay, which exceeded expectations. Everyone got a plate with scrambled eggs, potatoes, a pancake, and a biscuit with gravy. As I was eating breakfast at the bar, packages were delivered to the hostel. The package from the Ross family came! Everyone at the hostel…

Day 36, Thursday, 4/21 – I put a small slice into my air mattress when I was packing up this morning. My quilt clips to my mattress, and it takes a good bit of force to unclip the plastic piece from the mattress. When I unclipped the quilt, my hand continued forward into the mattress,…

Day 35, Wednesday, 4/20 – I hiked through the Roan Highlands today, it was some beautiful hiking. There were some great views from the tops of the balds. Interestingly enough, my favorite part of the day was the 2,000 foot climb up to the Roan Highlands. I passed through more Spruce-Fir forest. The Spruce-Fir forest…

Day 34, Tuesday, 4/19 – It was a restless night of sleep, I kept waking up cold. I went to bed at 8:00pm, only to wake up at 9, then 10:30, then 12:00, then 3:30, then 5:00. The wind was gusting 45mph+, and my tent is well ventilated. This is a good feature for preventing…