Kevin's AT Thru Hike

Day 103, Monday, 6/27 – I woke up at 5:00am, and started hiking around 6:00am. It was supposed to rain early in the morning, but we were all packed up before it started. It ended up being overcast all morning, but it was still hot and humid. It turned out to be another day where…

Day 102, Sunday, 6/26 – We woke up late from the drive in, packed up, and went back to the grocery store. The grocery store had an area with tables and chairs that we hung out at and drank coffee. We grabbed a few more food items before starting to hitch back to trail. It…

Day 101, Saturday, 6/25 – I hiked with Genie, Splitzy, Half Time, Birthday, and Frodo at various times throughout the day. The highlight of the hiking was all the boardwalks. There were miles of wooden boardwalk that took us through beautiful bogs and wetlands. Not all the hiking was flat though, and I didn’t escape…

Day 100, Friday, 6/24 – Birthday, Half Time, and I packed up and cleaned out the RV. We had to get motivated to hike out or we were never going to leave. We said our goodbyes and Stephanie shuttled us back to the trail. Half Time, Birthday, and I were motivated to hike, but we…

Day 99, Thursday, 6/23 – I woke up at 8:30am and was pretty hungry. I was about to scavenge through my food bag to see what I could snack on, but Birthday happened to wake up at the same time and told me that he got a text from Stephanie. Stephanie told Birthday that she…

Day 98, Wednesday, 6/22 – I slept well enough, but I woke up around 4:00am from a series of vivid, disturbing dreams. Sometimes dreams are powerful enough that they stick with me all day, and effect my mood. I was concerned that this would be the case today. I don’t know why I had bad…

Day 97, Tuesday, 6/21 – I woke up, broke down camp, and went into Detzi’s for some hot coffee. Half Time came in a bit after me, and told me he had a lousy night of sleep. He was telling me about all the noise the deer were making next to his tent throughout the…

Day 96, Monday, 6/20 – I woke up cold this morning, we had temperatures in the 40s again. On the plus side, I made it through the night without getting hassled about stealth camping. Birthday, Half Time, and I started to hitch into Palmerton around 5:30am so we could get breakfast and resupply food. There…

Day 95, Sunday, 6/19 – It was kind of a sad morning. Genie and Splitzy didn’t hike out because Splitzy has a rash that needed attention. Dog Fish didn’t hike out because of her knee injury. So, at least temporarily, the group is splitting up. Half Time, Birthday, and I hiked out together. We had…

Day 94, Saturday, 6/18 – Dog Fish’s knee was in bad shape this morning. It’s a pain that she has had in the past, but she said that this was a particularly painful episode. She tried to walk, but wasn’t able to put any weight on the injured leg. To avoid further injury, Birthday and…