fall from the inside
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- Taken at 9:10 AM on October 26, 2009 - uploaded by ShoZu
Saturday, October 31, 2009
10/29,30,31 the pack
on that sunny day 12 pack and i were caught by trudger and statesboro. they did a 31 mile day with some night hiking to catch up to us. it seems we have a little pack formed.
a sunny day into hot springs. 12 pack and i woke up early and hiked a little bit before dawn to try to get to town early. it worked, but at the cost of missing some trail magic that involved waffles. we had a greaaat lunch in hot springs and stayed at elmer's place. it is an awesome old victorian house (the oldest house in town) that he rents out to pretty much only hikers. he is a vegetarian and cooks some great meals, however the others arrived too late so we did not get a home cooked dinner. ate at the diner instead. did wash at the sketchiest store ever, and got snacks at the dollar general. I decided to stay for breakfast rather than leave early and do some big miles. a good call. we all ended up at the same shelter again last night.
woke up early and did some more pre dawn hiking to try to see the sunrise on max patch bald. some some nice city lights, but the clouds rolled in. we finished before noon at this hostel. hiked in the rain for a bit. here there are equally weird people to the other hostels. it must be something about this nc/tn border.
some beer and some subs and some dry clothes and i will be leaving early tomorrow into the smoky mountains.
also..... happy halloween. i have some pumpkin temporary tattoos to celebrate. and some vampire teeth.
a sunny day into hot springs. 12 pack and i woke up early and hiked a little bit before dawn to try to get to town early. it worked, but at the cost of missing some trail magic that involved waffles. we had a greaaat lunch in hot springs and stayed at elmer's place. it is an awesome old victorian house (the oldest house in town) that he rents out to pretty much only hikers. he is a vegetarian and cooks some great meals, however the others arrived too late so we did not get a home cooked dinner. ate at the diner instead. did wash at the sketchiest store ever, and got snacks at the dollar general. I decided to stay for breakfast rather than leave early and do some big miles. a good call. we all ended up at the same shelter again last night.
woke up early and did some more pre dawn hiking to try to see the sunrise on max patch bald. some some nice city lights, but the clouds rolled in. we finished before noon at this hostel. hiked in the rain for a bit. here there are equally weird people to the other hostels. it must be something about this nc/tn border.
some beer and some subs and some dry clothes and i will be leaving early tomorrow into the smoky mountains.
also..... happy halloween. i have some pumpkin temporary tattoos to celebrate. and some vampire teeth.
10/28 plans
today was the polar opposite of yesterday. sunny and warm. I was able to dry some stuff as I hiked over frozen knob and big butt. big butt was big and it had a nice clear spot in the middle where nothing grew. and it smelled kinda funny there. we were planning to go to another hostel tonight but decided to stay out in a shelter because we were running a little late and it is super nice out. met a section hikers who told tales of trail magic at the next road. belgian waffles and much much more. early start to get to hot springs. can't wait to sit in a hot spring. supposed to rain so I may take a day off.
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10/2-5,6,7 crazy
I am catching you up. I will just put some highlights so I don't have to type all night. crazy people - a very socially awkward hostel owner, a clearly scitzofrenic man mumbling about bombing things and hiking with a trash bag and duffel bags, a caffeine crazy hostel owner and her hateful southern neighbor who blares npr all night, a familiar nut named druid from the eckville shelter in pa, and that may be not be all. beautiful terrain - waterfalls, the 6000ft views in the roan mountain range, a hawk and songbird study area on big bald, cool clouds that carry rain, and some nice river rapids. people - trudger, six string, statesboro, 12 pack, safari. right now I am leading the charge to springer through the rain with 12 pack. we both are ready to be done with this stuff.
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Monday, October 26, 2009
10/24 dos
it was tough to leave the hostel of trail legend, bob peoples, on an
overcast day to start the day with a 2500 ft climb. but we have to
keep moving or ... well we may not beat winter. that is not even that
bad except at high elevations. guess what. there is a lot of those
left. tomorrow roan mountain. this hostel tonight is nice. and
there are some female section hikers under 50 here too. not a common
thing on the trail. teachers and fun to talk to. watched billy
madison out of the vast vhs collection. ate big double cheesburger.
need to sleep to wake up early and climb climb climb.
overcast day to start the day with a 2500 ft climb. but we have to
keep moving or ... well we may not beat winter. that is not even that
bad except at high elevations. guess what. there is a lot of those
left. tomorrow roan mountain. this hostel tonight is nice. and
there are some female section hikers under 50 here too. not a common
thing on the trail. teachers and fun to talk to. watched billy
madison out of the vast vhs collection. ate big double cheesburger.
need to sleep to wake up early and climb climb climb.
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10/23 hostel uno
prepared for the worst and hoping for the best. it was supposed to be
crappy and rainy but it held off and there were good views. a day of
hills a cool lake and a canyon with waterfalls. I am sore. it was a
long exhausting hike. I am in a relaxing bed and had pizza and ice
cream. things are better now.
crappy and rainy but it held off and there were good views. a day of
hills a cool lake and a canyon with waterfalls. I am sore. it was a
long exhausting hike. I am in a relaxing bed and had pizza and ice
cream. things are better now.
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10/22 bye damascus
today I was a little teary as I exited town. partially because I did
not want to leave and partially because my pack was so heavy with
water and food going up a big hill. an easy 26 miles with some great
views. I am hiking with trudger still and may be for a while as we
both do 20-29 mile days. starting tomorrow will be the hostel hop for
4 days. also it is supposed to rain. the wind is picking up right
now and I hope it at least stays warm.
not want to leave and partially because my pack was so heavy with
water and food going up a big hill. an easy 26 miles with some great
views. I am hiking with trudger still and may be for a while as we
both do 20-29 mile days. starting tomorrow will be the hostel hop for
4 days. also it is supposed to rain. the wind is picking up right
now and I hope it at least stays warm.
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10/21 town
another town again. already? yes. now I have actually officially
made it to damascus. trudger and I are back at the hikers inn where
we stayed on friday night. we considered moving on but a bed just
seemed like a good idea after we busted our butts to make it in time
for lunch. an old hiking pal from maine, fuego, has caught up with
some others I have not met yet. we all had dinner together at the
restaurant that trudger and I have now eaten at 6 times. it looks
like this will all have to be updated later because I arrived at the
coffee shop just as it was closing. my pack is full and i am ready
to hike on. only 460 miles left. i have to mention this
guy I met yesterday. he said he was hiking the trail to get out of
society for a while. he had been on for 4 days had only oatmeal to
eat and was basically a young beginning drifter. he said that the
trail was a lot more stressful than he thought it would be. I
call him ignorant.
made it to damascus. trudger and I are back at the hikers inn where
we stayed on friday night. we considered moving on but a bed just
seemed like a good idea after we busted our butts to make it in time
for lunch. an old hiking pal from maine, fuego, has caught up with
some others I have not met yet. we all had dinner together at the
restaurant that trudger and I have now eaten at 6 times. it looks
like this will all have to be updated later because I arrived at the
coffee shop just as it was closing. my pack is full and i am ready
to hike on. only 460 miles left. i have to mention this
guy I met yesterday. he said he was hiking the trail to get out of
society for a while. he had been on for 4 days had only oatmeal to
eat and was basically a young beginning drifter. he said that the
trail was a lot more stressful than he thought it would be. I
call him ignorant.
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10/20 beau
an incredible night last night where I could see all of the stars. it
got a little cold but we were packed in there pretty snug. met a guy
named hydro who has thru hiked three times and hiked lots of other
places all over. he is even in a few books. he is 69 now and seeing
how his body can handle hiking again. however it was sad because
despite being that tough some comment about his snoring from the
scitzofrenic lady made him really worried about disturbing us. if
anyone had the right to snore it was him, but the comment seemed to
hit him hard and that hit me. we all are fragile. today
beautiful too... 70 degree sunshine clear views for miles. and
ponies. I am trying to take more pictures. I took a ton today.
hope some were good. damascus again tomorrow. which is good. I ate
all my food. lots of mice in these shelters. I am not leaving any
for them.
got a little cold but we were packed in there pretty snug. met a guy
named hydro who has thru hiked three times and hiked lots of other
places all over. he is even in a few books. he is 69 now and seeing
how his body can handle hiking again. however it was sad because
despite being that tough some comment about his snoring from the
scitzofrenic lady made him really worried about disturbing us. if
anyone had the right to snore it was him, but the comment seemed to
hit him hard and that hit me. we all are fragile. today
beautiful too... 70 degree sunshine clear views for miles. and
ponies. I am trying to take more pictures. I took a ton today.
hope some were good. damascus again tomorrow. which is good. I ate
all my food. lots of mice in these shelters. I am not leaving any
for them.
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10/19 break time
so I did it. and I am glad I did. after seeing the weather
report I decided to join trudger and zombie in damascus. it was cold
and snowy up at elevation, but fortunately we were safely sleeping at
bed and breakfast in town. we saw 2 movies yesterday. a serious
where the wild things are and a ridiculous zombie land. both good in
their own way. damascus was a great town and I can't wait to return.
right now I am glad we are going to see mount rodgers and the greyson
highlands with good weather and happy ferrel ponies. it has been fun
with my southbouder friends and now a lot of others I know have caught
up. it is like a reunion. we are getting to share all of our crazy
stories. a crazy scitzofrenic lady even reappeared in the area. the
one who thinks they are stealing the air. ah memories...
report I decided to join trudger and zombie in damascus. it was cold
and snowy up at elevation, but fortunately we were safely sleeping at
bed and breakfast in town. we saw 2 movies yesterday. a serious
where the wild things are and a ridiculous zombie land. both good in
their own way. damascus was a great town and I can't wait to return.
right now I am glad we are going to see mount rodgers and the greyson
highlands with good weather and happy ferrel ponies. it has been fun
with my southbouder friends and now a lot of others I know have caught
up. it is like a reunion. we are getting to share all of our crazy
stories. a crazy scitzofrenic lady even reappeared in the area. the
one who thinks they are stealing the air. ah memories...
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Saturday, October 17, 2009
York Daily Record/Sunday News: Central York grad is tracking the Appalachian Trail
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Central York grad is tracking the Appalachian Trail - By RYAN DIXON
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10/15 relax in atkins
another cold and wet day in virginia. started early and only stopped for a potty break. the sun tried to poke its way out but could not overcome the rain. got to atkins and split a hotel room at the lovely relax inn. sarcasm. a big dinner and some milk shakes and some beers and a movie and I feel a lot better. I will have to decide tomorrow whether or not to avoid some more cold weather and tag along with zombie and trudger and their families to damascus. a toughy...
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10/14 cccold rain
so I had planned for a shorter 19 miles today but I did not make it that far. it really rained and was ungodly cold. the shelter I got to after 10 miles at the top of the mountain was enclosed completely and contained another southbouder. I decided to stop there and warm up by drying off. so now it is me and trudger and zombie freezing our butts off at the top of chestnut knob. will hit a town tomorrow to resupply all the snacks I have eaten. just so you all know, today sucked. it sucked so much that I seriously considered quitting. it is more than just the weather. my shoulders hurt a lot. I miss people. and I am tired of walking all day. I will just keep hoping for a better tomorrow. I am all talk anyway. I will tough it out...
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day hiker??
a nice day for a hike, and a drive on a dirt road in my lotus
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- Taken at 12:48 PM on October 12, 2009 - uploaded by ShoZu
10/13 hikers out today
there were lots of hikers out on the trail today. I guess they were taking long weekends. the section hikers seem to like the fall. I can't blame them . I wish I could have seen maine in the fall, I may have liked it more. the colors have really developed in the last week, and they seem to be more vivid in the damp dreary days I have had lately. there is always some light in the darkness it seems.
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10/12 happy columbus day
i ate a wonderful breakfast that resulted in a late start. had fun hiking with zombie today. the first time I actually hiked with someone for awhile and talked. eventually I forged ahead, but not until after we saw a lotus elite parked on a dirt road by a trail head. it was a dismal dark day with sprinkles of rain. at the shelter it is packed with section hikers and 3 of us through hikers. tolstoy showed up too with his dog and some beer. we sat around the fire and told stories for a while. it was great. 23 mile day tomorrow. have to get out the earplugs. we have a snorer.
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10/10,11 zero and nearo
good day in blacksburg. tech really walloped boston college. met some nice people at a tailgate party before the game who gave me and dad some fried eggs, and country ham and beer. I saw two valley students, although they were not the ones I had tried to see. our seats were at the top row so seeing people was tough. it was fun, more spirited than expected. today was a sleeping in day. I picked up a sub for lunch and hit the trail as my dad drove back to pa. hiked 10 miles to an awesome hostel, woodshole. if I had more time I would stay for days. met zombie, another southbouder. will hike with him tomorrow. the people of the south are just so nice. sad and glad for a month to go...
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Friday, October 9, 2009
10/7, 8, 9 slacking
i woke up on wednesday thinking that i was going to get rid of my pack to my dad's car right away, but those damn trucks on 81. one of the wrecked and made him late. we met a little later and i was able to lose the weight before going up the big hills.
this is a really beautiful area of virginia with lots of ridges, lots of views and lots of different terrains. fortunately i have had some great weather to enjoy it in (and real beds to sleep in for a few nights while my dad visits).
He has not been just sitting around waiting for me though. He is into some intense training, trying to get in shape so that he can be ready for those last 100 ish (70 miles) with me. He hasn't hiked with a full pack yet, but i think he might just be able to suffer through it. I will have to hustle a little bit though because i found out that we have a deadline. My parents will be going to visit my sister around the thanksgiving holiday. And i found out that i can go along.
Sorry kristen, i will be a few days later to Oregon.
Hopefully i will be passing someone soon who i heard is retiring to the area after he is done hiking. Maybe he can offer some advice. Or just give me a house there. You know, if he is moving out of one.
I have started to pass some southbounders finally. they have been great to meet, but sadly i am only seeing them for a short time. I may see a few again. i am not hiking tomorrow.
GOing to a Virginia tech game tomorrow hopefully i will see valley grads....
Then back to the trail, gotta keep moving along...
this is a really beautiful area of virginia with lots of ridges, lots of views and lots of different terrains. fortunately i have had some great weather to enjoy it in (and real beds to sleep in for a few nights while my dad visits).
He has not been just sitting around waiting for me though. He is into some intense training, trying to get in shape so that he can be ready for those last 100 ish (70 miles) with me. He hasn't hiked with a full pack yet, but i think he might just be able to suffer through it. I will have to hustle a little bit though because i found out that we have a deadline. My parents will be going to visit my sister around the thanksgiving holiday. And i found out that i can go along.
Sorry kristen, i will be a few days later to Oregon.
Hopefully i will be passing someone soon who i heard is retiring to the area after he is done hiking. Maybe he can offer some advice. Or just give me a house there. You know, if he is moving out of one.
I have started to pass some southbounders finally. they have been great to meet, but sadly i am only seeing them for a short time. I may see a few again. i am not hiking tomorrow.
GOing to a Virginia tech game tomorrow hopefully i will see valley grads....
Then back to the trail, gotta keep moving along...
10/6 out of town
early morning ayce breakfast. nap. pint of ice cream. checkout. mist and clouds. another southbouder with a dog. went further than expected. only one mile to meet dad in am. good cell coverage. Facebooked. sleeping in.
was woken up by a phone call from the york daily record. interviewed me for an hour. hope its a good article.
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- Taken at 7:17 PM on October 06, 2009 - uploaded by ShoZu
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
10/5 monster day
I started early because I thought I would try it. I only took a 10 min break every 2 hours and in 10.5 hours later I had done it. just shy of 32 miles from bryant ridge to danville. it is my 100th night too... I celebrated with a baconator, and some ben and jerrys. also I am sleeping in a nice big hojo hotel bed. a good night. sorry southbouders behind me, but maybe you can catch me in ga when my dad joins me... until then I will see who I can catch.
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10/4 no apples
another big hill today. long way to the top where there was a big air force radar tower. had lunch there on apple orchard mtn but there was no actual orchard. dang. just an overweight couple with yippy dogs. came down the mountain to the biggest shelter on the AT. sharing it with a dirt poor guy who talks to himself. but he has a radio so he is ok. leaving early tomorrow. can I make it 32 miles? probably not but it is worth a shot.
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wintergreen resort
out of place again, wintergreen across the hill
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out of place
the chinese buffet in waynesboro
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10/3 a beautiful day
today was a perfect hiking day. the first half was uphill. then there was a great overlook halfway where I ate lunch and called kristen to wish her well in her marathon. some day hikers I met came by and gave me a fresh baked cookie. the second half was downhill. incredible views and at the bottom I crossed the james river. now here I sit in a nice shelter with a section hiker I met a few days ago who is doing a weird flip flop. he saw a big group of southbouders behind me and named some I knew. I knew they were there but itis nice to know for sure. great sleep ahead.
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- Taken at 6:10 PM on October 04, 2009 - uploaded by ShoZu
10/2 way out there
I got a late start today because I had to devour a ton of food for breakfast. eggs potatoes sausage fruit toast and 5 big pan cakes. I am definitely getting a gut. I hikers at a fast pace today to work it off a little bit. there was a threat of rain and it was really windy. if it had rained one drop before I got to the shelter I was going to call the dutch haus up and have them get me at the nearest road. fortunately or unfortunately it held off. is it bad that I wanted an excuse to go sleep in a bed and not hike? to be honest I think of reasons all the time while I am hiking to get off the trail. but of course I keep resisting that urge and last another day. here in the shelter tonight with a roaring fire and a section hiker. I made the fire, with no fire starter this time.
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big shelter
just me and my stuff in a big shelter
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- Taken at 6:27 PM on September 29, 2009 - uploaded by ShoZu
Thursday, October 1, 2009
9/30 and hello october
well, after the short hike being so nice, the long one the next day felt like torture. it was cold, and as i hiked i got hot, but when i stopped i got cold. my pack seems to hurt my back more than normal. i walked up a mountain and by wintergreen ski resort, i thought about calling my buddy christina, but then i realized that she probably was not working there anymore, considering how much she hated it there. so no way out there. i trudged along until i stopped for lunch, then i felt a little better. i walked up another big mountain. on the way down i passed 2 older ladies with a dog. that was good because then i knew they would be at the shelter with me, and a dog is fun to pet and keeps you warm and keeps the animals away. another guy showed up too and reccomended the place where i am at now...
it was easy to get up in the morning because it was not quite as cold and windy. i had a biiiigg mountain to climb, The Priest, more than 3000ft of consecutive climbing. the most since new hampshire. At the bottom there was a 12pack of coke left on the trail, so at 8 in the morning i chugged one and saved one for a victory drink at the top. The sugar must have helped because the climb did not feel too bad, althogh it was long. Then i tried to call this hostel/bed and breakfast to pick me up, but they did not answer. I hung out on top of this nice lookout called spy rock and just basked in the sun, waiting for a call back. While i waited there 3 older guys came up with a beagle puppy and gave me enough food for a couple of lunches. I ate it all there. Eventually i got up and headed down the mountain to the town. I had to walk a lot further than i expected, but it has been worth it. It is called the dutch haus. A shower, a home cooked dinner, some beers, and an awesome dessert cake. Oh, and TV and internet too. And a breakfast in the morning. anddddd if it rains, maybe some slackpacking.
pictures from today and yesterday to come later. no cell service exists here.
it was easy to get up in the morning because it was not quite as cold and windy. i had a biiiigg mountain to climb, The Priest, more than 3000ft of consecutive climbing. the most since new hampshire. At the bottom there was a 12pack of coke left on the trail, so at 8 in the morning i chugged one and saved one for a victory drink at the top. The sugar must have helped because the climb did not feel too bad, althogh it was long. Then i tried to call this hostel/bed and breakfast to pick me up, but they did not answer. I hung out on top of this nice lookout called spy rock and just basked in the sun, waiting for a call back. While i waited there 3 older guys came up with a beagle puppy and gave me enough food for a couple of lunches. I ate it all there. Eventually i got up and headed down the mountain to the town. I had to walk a lot further than i expected, but it has been worth it. It is called the dutch haus. A shower, a home cooked dinner, some beers, and an awesome dessert cake. Oh, and TV and internet too. And a breakfast in the morning. anddddd if it rains, maybe some slackpacking.
pictures from today and yesterday to come later. no cell service exists here.
9/29 short day
what a nice day today. it does not even feel like I hiked yesterday. woke up and was made a wonderful breakfast. then I went to the library for internet and discovered that I am getting another pair of new shoes for free. I picked up a sub to enjoy on the trail too. but on that trek I began tp see that I am a little short in the warm clothing area. when I was dropped off at the trail I was warm while walking but cold at rest. the wind is the worst. I enjoyed my warm meal at the site but failed at making a fire. here in the sleeping bag it is nice. near the shelter I saw a rattler and an old man passing through told me a long joke about a rattlesnake named nate, the punching was ' better nate than lever ' heard it ?
- Taken at 6:08 PM on September 29, 2009 - uploaded by ShoZu
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