Today’s highlight for me was Fat Man’s Squeeze. It’s a very narrow cleft in the rocks. The hardest part for us was all the ice…
Hibernation
Speaking of hibernation, over the winter, Todd and I had fun enjoying the holidays with the boys and my family. Then we helped my parents…
Day 2
Even though it’s still winter in Southern Virginia, the trail is beautiful. There are Rhododendron tunnels and old railroad bridges.
Spring Forward
Trail angels, Lynn and Paul, drove us to Damascus,VA for our start back on the trail. We had a great time hanging with them although…
Starting North!
We had a huge breakfast and then hiked north from Damascus VA. The day started chilly. The sun was shining and it warmed up soon.…
The Arch
The official southern terminus of the AT is Springer Mountain. Having said that, the iconic picture all thru hikers want from Georgia is one at…
Springer Mountain!
We made it to Springer Mountain today. It is the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. We thought of Janet. We miss her. ❤️
Thanksgiving
We spent Thanksgiving helping Fresh Grounds make dinner for hungry thru hikers at a trailhead we had previously hiked through. At the time I thought…
Made it!
To Springer Mountain the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail! Cold damp evening almost needing our headlamps. This means we completed the first leg of…
Wordle
Cellular service can frequently be found on top of mountains and ridges. I can work out my next Wordle guess while climbing up and then…